disciplining
present participle ofdiscipline
单词 | disciplining |
释义 | disciplining present participle ofdiscipline discipline verb uk/ˈdɪs.ə.plɪn/us/ˈdɪs.ə.plɪn/disciplineverb(PUNISH)[T] topunishsomeone: Aseniorarmyofficerhas been disciplinedforrevealingsecretgovernmentplansto themedia. Punishing & punishments
disciplineverb(CONTROL)[T] toteachsomeone tobehavein acontrolledway: [+ to infinitive]I'mtryingto discipline myselftoeatlesschocolate. Teaching in general
Examplesofdiscipliningdisciplining In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Restrictions in the labor market had adiscipliningeffect. From theCambridge English Corpus There were no cases of the childdiscipliningthe caregiver. From theCambridge English Corpus They were considered immoral and consequently in need ofdisciplining. From theCambridge English Corpus Sanctions extended from thediscipliningof individuals to the closure of particular establishments, not to mention referral to the police and prosecuting authorities. From theCambridge English Corpus The state needed obedient and disciplined subjects, and the prison became-alongside the school, the conscript army, and the psychiatric hospital-adisciplininginstitution. From theCambridge English Corpus His instruction ondiscipliningwas simply self-discipline, to 'be gentlemen'. From theCambridge English Corpus However, when the police became efficient and most criminals were caught, the aim of punishment becamediscipliningthe offender instead of deterring the public. From theCambridge English Corpus It was not, however, the preferred method ofdiscipliningthe body politic. From theCambridge English Corpus The particular provincial gloss on it is that thisdiscipliningis for nothing. From theCambridge English Corpus Discipliningoneself to master these standards developed ethical character in practitioners. From theCambridge English Corpus The adaptive maternal representation composite was derived by averaging the sum of positive anddiscipliningmaternal representation codes. From theCambridge English Corpus Beyond thisdiscipliningaspect, however, such attentiveness to detail in design and layout contributed to an atmosphere of privacy and exclusivity. From theCambridge English Corpus After the 1880s this ' booming, burgeoning ' society slows down through a process of 'recolonization ',discipliningnineteenth-century energies into tighter regimes of dependency. From theCambridge English Corpus Neoliberal reforms that augment thediscipliningeffect of international economic competition offer no guarantee of restrictive macroeconomic policies nor of investor confidence. From theCambridge English Corpus Discipliningan outsider on the shop floor is in many ways less problematic thandisciplininga relative. From theCambridge English Corpus 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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