ravaging
present participle ofravage
| 单词 | ravaging |
| 释义 | ravaging present participle ofravage ravage verb[Toften passive] uk/ˈræv.ɪdʒ/us/ˈræv.ɪdʒ/tocausegreatdamageto something: Theareahas been ravaged bydrought/floods/war. Damaging and spoiling
Examplesofravagingravaging In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Both times he was struck by evidence of the city'sravagingby war and famine. From theCambridge English Corpus Cutting andravagingthe other surrounding cells and tissues, this antisocial cancer grows until it reaches a point where it can expand no more. From theCambridge English Corpus Unfortunately, the continent soon became troubled by ethnic and racial conflict, political unrest, violent crime,ravagingpoverty, economic failure and resignation, predatory leaders and rampant corruption. From theCambridge English Corpus That meansravagingpart of the restored and reclaimed site. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Today, in the 21st century, making war can no longer be led by the idea ofravagingor by the idea of maximum damage. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English These atrocities have long beenravagingthe country. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English In the past, theravagingdisease of inflation affected pensioners' incomes and savings. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 One of the most astounding aspects of thisravagingdisease is that unless it is tackled in its initial stages it becomes chronic. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 You have these bands of demobilised soldiers, penniless themselves but armed—they are the only people who are armed—and therefore formidable,ravagingthe country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We are well aware of the terrible crisisravagingour continent. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English The cost of low inflation is too high and isravagingthe lives of too many of my constituents. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It isravagingcountries in many parts of the world. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Another important matter is theravagingof crops by deer. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a tragic and deplorable complaint which isravagingmany of the workpeople in a large number of industries. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 So much for the ridiculous charge that we areravagingthe seed corn. 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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