raking
present participle ofrake
| 单词 | raking |
| 释义 | raking present participle ofrake rake verb uk/reɪk/us/reɪk/rakeverb(SEARCH)[I+ adv/prep] tosearchin acontainerbymovingthecontentsaroundquickly: He rakedabout inthedrawerlookingfor hispassport. I've rakedthroughthecupboardbut I can'tfindmybluemug. Searching
rakeverb(USE TOOL)[IorT] to use a rake to makeearthlevelor tocollectleaves: In theautumnI rake(up)thedeadleaves. Rake(over)thesoilbeforeplantingtheseeds. Gardening tools
Phrasal verbsrakesomethingin rakesomethingout rake oversomething rakesomethingup rakesomething/someoneup Examplesofrakingraking In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. However, the rotation farm used fuel for cutting,rakingand baling of alfalfa that was not needed in either the conventional or the no-till system. From theCambridge English Corpus One day, when she israkingout the ashes in the brazier, she finds a precious ring. From theCambridge English Corpus Growers under the age of 30 were most apt to userakingfor dodder control (57%) compared to older growers (27%). From theCambridge English Corpus Nocturnal and diurnal counts included active (log rolling, litterraking) and passive (looking for eye-shine, listening for nocturnal birds) searches. From theCambridge English Corpus I do not think that, at this time, any advantage would be served byrakingover those embers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not see any useful international purpose being served byrakingover the embers of that row today. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He was concerned withrakingup the past and blaming us for some delay which he imagined had been caused by us. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not see any useful purpose that can be served byrakingit up. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I have not beenrakingover the coals. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If it comes to a case ofrakingup old things, one can do it very effectively. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I feel it is high time that this business ofrakingup the troubles of the past should come to an end. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Why is herakingover this ground as though he had not approved of it when he was in office? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It sits there,rakingin millions of pounds each year. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We feel that no good is to be served byrakingover those almost dead coals. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 While some may think that there is no advantage inrakingup history, some serious questions about the trial remain unanswered. 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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