downing
present participle ofdown
| 单词 | downing |
| 释义 | downing present participle ofdown down verb[T] uk/daʊn/us/daʊn/downverb[T](LOWER POSITION)tocausesomething or someone tofallto theground: We downed threeenemyplaneswithourmissiles. Theicestormhas downedtreesandpowerlinesall over theregion. Down and downward
downverb[T](EAT)toeatordrinksomethingquickly: He'd downed fourbeersbefore I'dfinishedone. Drinking
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Eating downverb[T](DEFEAT)US todefeatsomeone,especiallyinsport: TheYankeesdowned theRedSox 7–0. Winning, losing & scoring in sport
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Winning and defeating Idiomdown tools Examplesofdowningdowning In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. These are the folks who learn to take notes at important meetings whiledowninglunch simultaneously. From theCambridge English Corpus They were not to have the luxury ofdowningtools for a wake or a fair; nor of working for three days in order to drink for four. From theCambridge English Corpus Downing(1977) suggested that adults may interpret the relation underlying compounds as one of comparison only as a fall-back interpretation, if no other interpretation is available. From theCambridge English Corpus Downing(2000) has shown that when an object is held in working memory, attention is diverted to that object if it appears in a visual display. From theCambridge English Corpus Downingpresented this argument in conversation. From theCambridge English Corpus We are not talking about striking or direct action ordowningtools. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In taking that choice they may carry it through to the point ofdowningtools and walking out, unless their wishes are acceded to. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I should not like anybody to think that we weredowningthose who have a sense of adventure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This is far more typical of what goes on in industry than the actualdowningof tools. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It does not cause an immediatedowningof tools. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not simply a workshop to which they come,downingtools at four o'clock or eight o'clock regardless of the patients. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The macho image ofdowningas many pints in as little time as possible must go. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 At that time, he said, they weredowningthe waitresses. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Downing, the tenant was evicted by order of the court, or was given notice of eviction that the court was prepared to sustain. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Now they aredowningthe sick. 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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