beggaring
present participle ofbeggar
| 单词 | beggaring |
| 释义 | beggaring present participle ofbeggar beggar verb[T] literaryuk/ˈbeɡ.ər/us/ˈbeɡ.ɚ/to make apersonororganization, etc.extremelypoor Idiombeggar belief/description Examplesofbeggaringbeggaring In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. It is tragic that the world is still divided, and that each nation isbeggaringitself by creating armaments. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We are concerned about thebeggaringof local authorities in respect of housing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I would say again, however, that the solution to these grave problems does not lie inbeggaringourselves. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I did not suggest for a moment that this policy wasbeggaringour neighbours. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I agree there is better work for us to do thanbeggaringour neighbours, but we must look after our own safety and make ourselves secure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We arebeggaringthe language. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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