belaboured
past simple and past participle ofbelabour
| 单词 | belaboured |
| 释义 | belaboured past simple and past participle ofbelabour belabour verb[T] UKformal(USbelabor)uk/bɪˈleɪ.bər/us/bɪˈleɪ.bɚ/belabourverb[T](EXPLAIN)toexplainsomething more thannecessary: There's no need to belabour thepoint. Defining & explaining
belabourverb[T](HIT)old-fashioned tohitsomeone or something hard andrepeatedly: She belaboured him with herwalkingstick. Hitting and beating
belabourverb[T](CRITICIZE)UK tocriticizesomeone Disapproving & criticizing
Examplesofbelabouredbelaboured In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. That seems to me to be a very odd thing to bebelabouredfor. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He is a gentleman who has beenbelaboureda great deal in recent weeks. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 No doubt, she would also have beenbelabouredfor taking the decision on her own. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The point is not improved by beingbelaboured. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 What has he beenbelabouredfor? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe that this control,belabouredas it is by its opponents, is a useful tool of regional planning, and should be maintained for that purpose. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 No onebelabouredthe question of colour. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That was a ratherbelabouredremark. 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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