quartering
present participle ofquarter
| 单词 | quartering |
| 释义 | quartering present participle ofquarter quarter verb uk/ˈkwɔː.tər/us/ˈkwɔːr.t̬ɚ/quarterverb(CUT INTO FOUR)[Toften passive] tocutsomething into fourparts Separating and dividing
quarterverb(SOLDIER)[Tusually passive,+ adv/prep] tosendsomeone,especiallysoldiers, tolivein aplace: Thesoldierswere quartered with(= theylivedwith)localpeopleduring thewar. to accommodate someone
Accommodating people
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: The armed forces generally Examplesofquarteringquartering In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Whether this equinoctially basedquarteringwas represented in the earliest city plan or was introduced later still awaits archaeological investigation. From theCambridge English Corpus The council's assignment of civic responsibilities - such as the division of the tax burden among the populace, or thequarteringof soldiers in town - elicited particularly intense reactions. From theCambridge English Corpus One of them has been an assistantquarteringcommandant. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Since 1949 when the scheme began, some 2,000 such hirings have been taken up for which the officer himself pays only the normalquarteringcharge. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There are 37 serving officers on the establishment of the directorate ofquartering. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am talking not about hanging, drawing andquartering, but about the guillotine. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Redundant service personnel pay the appropriatequarteringcharge for the type and grade of quarter occupied until they leave the service. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This money, along with thequarteringcharge, is stopped from his pay at source. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Sixty-eightquarteringcommandants have been accorded the local rank of lieutenant-colonel. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not know that it was only drawing andquarteringthat normally ensued. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Sevenquarteringareas are now open to receive troops, but it is disappointing that the rate ofquarteringhas not been quicker. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We are certainly referring to them some of the charges raised forquartering. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Quarteringcharges are a matter that is under review. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Mention has also been made of the abolition of the somewhat odd punishment of drawing andquarteringin addition to hanging. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In such closequarteringthe animal cannot turn round. 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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