appropriating
present participle ofappropriate
| 单词 | appropriating |
| 释义 | appropriating present participle ofappropriate appropriate verb[T] formaluk/əˈprəʊ.pri.eɪt/us/əˈproʊ.pri.eɪt/appropriateverb[T](TAKE)to take something foryourown use, usually withoutpermission: Helosthisjobwhen he wasfoundto have appropriated some of the company'smoney. disapproving to take something from acultureand use it aspartofyourown: As theempireexpanded, theyeagerlyappropriated theartisticstylesof neigbouringprovinces. Stealing
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Taking things away from someone or somewhere appropriateverb[T](KEEP MONEY)tokeepanamountofmoneyto use for aparticularpurpose: Thegovernmenthave appropriated millions ofpoundsfortheproject. Keeping and storing things
Examplesofappropriatingappropriating In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Appropriatingthe colonizers' claims to bring ' progress ', migrants attempted to achieve status and influence in the villages from which they had migrated. From theCambridge English Corpus She is controversial for challenging the male literary tradition andappropriatingthe ghazal, a lyrical poetic style used by men to express love. From theCambridge English Corpus Are weappropriatingmaterials hitherto neglected for analysis of the kind we have always used? From theCambridge English Corpus But people were not willing to accept this: the possibility (for and by the state) ofappropriatingorgans wounds them deeply. From theCambridge English Corpus The achievement of actuallyappropriatingpoor law hospitals and institutions in such a large urban area should likewise not be underestimated. From theCambridge English Corpus Likewise, they built chapels within their palaces, therebyappropriatinga personal sacred space to replace that lost to the canons in the cathedral. From theCambridge English Corpus Just as balloonists had models to follow in presenting their work to a paying audience, so too did the audience have experience inappropriatingscience. From theCambridge English Corpus How do we avoidappropriatingother people's anguish when we use it to make theatre? From theCambridge English Corpus Yates hurried to claim that she had not meant to interfere with the work of historians of science byappropriatinga scientist within her domain. From theCambridge English Corpus Why have historians been so cautious in embracing,appropriatingand participating in the project to integrate the history of music into the history of culture? From theCambridge English Corpus We can call this (againappropriatinga term from political philosophy, again purging it of all negative connotations) the anarchist position. From theCambridge English Corpus It was a means ofappropriatingthe past in order to legitimize the colonized present. From theCambridge English Corpus Byappropriatingthis capital, one holds the status of conqueror and civilizer. From theCambridge English Corpus This may take the form of usersappropriatingsome inscribed elements of an e-government system to their own purposes. From theCambridge English Corpus In artistic contexts this can involve literal quotation, the more complex process ofappropriatingan earlier style or both simultaneously. From theCambridge English Corpus 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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