demolishing
present participle ofdemolish
| 单词 | demolishing |
| 释义 | demolishing present participle ofdemolish demolish verb[T] uk/dɪˈmɒl.ɪʃ/us/dɪˈmɑː.lɪʃ/demolishverb[T](DESTROY)B2 tocompletelydestroyabuilding,especiallyinorderto use thelandfor somethingelse: Anumberofhouseswere demolished so that thesupermarketcould bebuilt. C2 toprovethat anargumentortheoryiswrong: Hecompletelydemolished all herarguments.
Destroying and demolishing
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Proving and disproving demolishverb[T](DEFEAT)toeasilydefeatsomeone: In asurprisingwin, the Jaguars demolished the Broncos 42-7. Winning and defeating
demolishverb[T](EAT)humorous toquicklyeatall thefoodyou have been given: Joe demolished anenormousplatefulofchickenandfries. Eating
Examplesofdemolishingdemolishing In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. In particular, one becomes aware of a contrary impulse on the part of these individuals to study and save what they and others weredemolishing. From theCambridge English Corpus This science/ nonscience distinction appears to be one of those binary systems that postmodernism enjoys establishing and thendemolishing. From theCambridge English Corpus Press reports are replete with instances of courage and conviction of people who considered preservation of human feelings more important thandemolishingreligious institutions. From theCambridge English Corpus Demolishingthe denials and the "intellectuals-are-absent" premise is the central and most satisfying accomplishment of this deeply satisfying book. From theCambridge English Corpus Both phenomena changed accepted ideas of citizenship, effectivelydemolishingelite liberal notions of the citizenry. From theCambridge English Corpus He tries to resurrect nationalist interpretations bydemolishingself-made arguments which he claims come from 'revisionists'. From theCambridge English Corpus Demolishingplantations with unacceptably low yields would reduce total cane supplies and sugar production in the short run. From theCambridge English Corpus He even declared that if debate failed he would not mind 'demolishing' his party. From theCambridge English Corpus As many had expected, the experiment proved that the glacier moved fastest at the surface, with gradually decreasing velocity lower down, thusdemolishingthe extrusion-flow theory. From theCambridge English Corpus This could range from changing the windows, to adding a ' modern ' extension, todemolishingthe existing - old-fashioned - building in order to replace it with a structure which demonstrated their taste. From theCambridge English Corpus Her two examples, and the general tone of her essay, are designed to create a 'straw man' that she is intent on not only kicking, but utterlydemolishing. From theCambridge English Corpus Because that would throw up immediately the pattern that we are justdemolishing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It already has advanced plans fordemolishingthe 1,000 houses that it still owns and building new ones on the same site. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That would he better thandemolishingolder housing and pushing people out to the new towns. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Pancras which involveddemolishingthe station hotel building or the train shed. 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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