despoiled
past simple and past participle ofdespoil
| 单词 | despoiled |
| 释义 | despoiled past simple and past participle ofdespoil despoil verb[T] formaluk/dɪˈspɔɪl/us/dɪˈspɔɪl/to make aplacelessattractiveespeciallyby taking things away from it byforce: Many of thetombshad been despoiled. Synonym pillageformal Damaging and spoiling
Examplesofdespoileddespoiled In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Despoiledbeaches are a product of colliery waste tipping. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Nor should thedespoiledcitizen place too much reliance on having the wind tempered by a financial hardship tribunal. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In my constituency there are fourteenth century churches of great architectural value which are suffering from mining subsidence and are badlydespoiledand depreciated. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I cannot see the force of the arguments that our countryside has already beendespoiledin other ages. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Increased access to a landscape which isdespoiled, degraded, diminished and damaged offers nothing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 But this does not mean that land is beingdespoiledat that rate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Future generations will have to live with a legacy of beautiful glens and valleysdespoiledby ill-conceived private forestry developments. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I ask him to ensure that many applications are turned down, for good renewable energy does not meandespoiledcountryside. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Why should we pass a vote of thanks to people whose ancestorsdespoileda community and who now give back that which was then stolen? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 All the industrialised nations, mainly in the northern, temperate zone havedespoiledthe planet and caused havoc. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 What the man hasdespoiled, let him replace. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The local authorities do not wish to see the countrysidedespoiledsimply because they like to see it uglified; they are powerless in the matter. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 All that will be left is the iron ore terminal—and it is for that alone that this area is to bedespoiled. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Nobody could argue that mining there hasdespoiledand disfigured the land. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We must be reasonable; we must see that our countryside is no longerdespoiledby outrageous and ugly advertising. 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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