savaging
present participle ofsavage
| 单词 | savaging |
| 释义 | savaging present participle ofsavage savage verb[T] uk/ˈsæv.ɪdʒ/us/ˈsæv.ɪdʒ/If ananimalsavages someone, itattacksthemviolentlyandcausesseriousinjuries: Thechildwas savaged by adog. Animal (non-human) behaviour
Examplesofsavagingsavaging In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Thatsavaginghas caused disastrous damage to an economy that can ill afford to suffer. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They do not mindsavagingthe trade unions, but when it comes to private enterprise it is a different kettle of fish. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We were denounced forsavagingthe social services. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I recognise that there is a problem in the rural communities where the dog population issavagingsheep. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not think that he was being particularly nasty; it was a gentlesavagingof the cotton-wool type. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 What steps is he taking to ensure that there will not be increasedsavagingof sheep by dogs? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 One does not make a successful economy bysavagingtop industrial managers' high earnings. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It would be absolutely catastrophic to begin to approach this matter by deliberatelysavagingthose crucial and important economic links. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Savagingthe education expenditure hurts not one whit those who send their children to private schools and are able to buy educational privilege. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They are taught to apprehend criminals withoutsavagingthem. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Savagingthe health service makes no difference to the patient who is prepared to pay for his private care. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I think that it was a bit over the top to talk about a "savaging" policy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Instead of fighting for their own communities, they are the very instrument ofsavagingthe quality services built up over recent years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Last year 8,000 cases ofsavagingof postmen by dogs were reported. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 At night these animals have to be slung up in the stables by a girth under the belly, and they spend the night squealing andsavagingtheir companions. 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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