depraving
present participle ofdeprave
| 单词 | depraving |
| 释义 | depraving present participle ofdeprave deprave verb[T] formaluk/dɪˈpreɪv/us/dɪˈpreɪv/to make someone depraved Synonyms corrupt debase debauch pervertdisapproving Humiliating and degrading
Examplesofdepravingdepraving In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Put together properly, it could produce a sensible, if uncompelling argument, but by thedepravingtouch of the babu it degenerates into unmitigated drivel. From theCambridge English Corpus Displaying themselves as careful, they give unnecessary instructions, investing so many hours,depravingso many spirits, which when invested in fruitful art give great fruits. From theCambridge English Corpus A picture that is corrupting anddepravingis a picture that is not acceptable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is where the photograph itself is corrupting anddepravingand where the activity that is being photographed is an offence to the child. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If the programme maker was accused ofdepravingor corrupting people in general—anybody who saw the item—it would be practically impossible to secure a prosecution. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The previous definition was that there had to be proof of itsdepravingand corrupting nature. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It might even find the photograph of the child not, from the point of view of the consumer,depravingor corrupting. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 But there is an abundance of evidence that it isdepravingour young people. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Withdepravingpublications the reader may pay the price in the fullest sense of the word. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is corrupting anddepravingwhen one has habitual recourse to it for the purpose of enjoyment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The second is what is meant bydepravingand corrupting. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The concept ofdepravingand corrupting, as the basis of a prosecution, is an inchoate concept. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Therefore, in discussing this question ofdepravingand corrupting, what we are primarily concerned with is literature which will make people actually do depraved and corrupt things. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Certainly "depraving"and"degrading" are closely allied. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I say that anybody who publishes this sort of literature which we understand is corrupting anddepravinghas no right to be accepted in decent society. 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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