countenancing
present participle ofcountenance
| 单词 | countenancing |
| 释义 | countenancing present participle ofcountenance countenance verb[T] formaluk/ˈkaʊn.tən.əns/us/ˈkaʊn.t̬ən.əns/toapproveof or givesupportto something: Theschoolwill not countenancebadbehaviour. Synonyms allow let permit Backing, supporting & defending
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Approving & approval Examplesofcountenancingcountenancing In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. By grounding mathematical truths in our beliefs, constructivism avoidscountenancingwhat constructivists regard as an implausible metaphysics and a mysterious epistemology. From theCambridge English Corpus Such analyses were dangerously susceptible ofcountenancingindividual fancy, undermining a national church. From theCambridge English Corpus In socountenancingthis, they are committed tocountenancingthat we cannot know what physical property unique green is. From theCambridge English Corpus There is nocountenancingthat workers might want music played in periods and for durations which are not necessarily compatible with increased output. From theCambridge English Corpus It is incumbent on the judicial authorities to obtain, without the fullest proof of free will, fromcountenancingthe servitude of any individual entitled to freedom. From theCambridge English Corpus Given the relation between a predicate and the property that is its meaning, it follows that adopting a particular predicate scheme entailscountenancinga particular distribution of properties. From theCambridge English Corpus That being so, it means that by taking note of the document we arecountenancingor approving a change in procedures of some significance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 But none would even contempatecountenancingtheir methods for a moment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They do so because, through our inaction, we arecountenancingbehaviour which should be seen as criminal and deserving of penalty. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If we have a reproach to make to ourselves, it is, in my view, forcountenancingand accepting such an absurd condition. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 No worker should be engaged at present on a four-day week, and we should not becountenancingit. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 First, bycountenancingmuch higher expenditure, are we disadvantaging certain parties' or candidates' chances of electoral success? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not approve ofcountenancingthese borrowing facilities by the issuing houses; they are not in the interests either of the borrowers or of the lenders. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That would becountenancingthe evil idea of gaining something for nothing—unearned increment—and naturally, defenders as we are of the morals of the nation, we cannot lend ourselves to that. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We arecountenancingdifficulties that judges have had even over the past 20 years—as far back as my memory goes and perhaps longer—dealing with the power of such expert evidence. 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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