blunting
present participle ofblunt
| 单词 | blunting |
| 释义 | blunting present participle ofblunt blunt verb[T] uk/blʌnt/us/blʌnt/to make something lesssharp to make afeelinglessstrong: Myrecentbadexperiencehas blunted myenthusiasmfortravel. Sharp and blunt
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Becoming and making less strong Examplesofbluntingblunting In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The present study examined whether thisbluntingresulted an increased sensitivity to caregiver stress over time. From theCambridge English Corpus Neglect is associated with abluntingof behavioral and biological stress responses in human infants. From theCambridge English Corpus It is complicated by the fact that thebluntingstyle involves problems of its own. From theCambridge English Corpus Conversely, the scale of loan aid, and the kind of infrastructure it typically funds, usually takes longer to identify and negotiate, thusbluntingits short-term diplomatic utility. From theCambridge English Corpus Halothane anesthesia however produces significant hypotension and is less effective inbluntingthe fetal stress response. From theCambridge English Corpus Individualized informed consent requires screening patients to determine whether they employ abluntingstyle of coping: a coping style that makes some kinds of information potentially harmful to the patient. From theCambridge English Corpus The very cost of nationalisation and thebluntingof the edge of cost consciousness offsets any theoretical advantage which nationalisation might show. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He goes on to point out the effect of social benefits and the taxation of incomes onbluntingincentives to work. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no room for thebluntingof individual responsibilities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That is thebluntingof the edge of the present new departure, but it will not be maintained. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We must not let our aspirations for higher education riskbluntingthe developing edge of vibrant further education courses. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Of course there is abluntingof the public-conscience. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We are notbluntingin any respect the existing provisions of the law about picketing at the work place or at any other place. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It represents abluntingof aspirations and a denial of opportunities for qualified students. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 But at the margin all taxes caused—collectively and cumulatively large damage—inbluntingincentives to work, to save, to invest and to economise. 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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