bemoaned
past simple and past participle ofbemoan
| 单词 | bemoaned |
| 释义 | bemoaned past simple and past participle ofbemoan bemoan verb[T] formaluk/bɪˈməʊn/us/bɪˈmoʊn/tocomplainorexpresssadnessabout something: Researchers atuniversitiesare always bemoaningtheirlackoffunds. Synonyms bewailliterary deploreformal lament Complaining
Examplesofbemoanedbemoaned In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. And, tellingly, some writers whobemoanedthe booming sale of chromos blamed women, not manufacturers, for their popularity. From theCambridge English Corpus It appears that the authorsbemoanedthe arrogance and insensitivity of the relief workers. From theCambridge English Corpus Coadybemoanedthat this art is ' ' as yet, outside of our art world. From theCambridge English Corpus Opponents of medical charitiesbemoanedthe negative effect of free care on the independence, dignity, and self-sufficiency of the poor. From theCambridge English Corpus Recently in a college magazine a writerbemoanedthe ever-presence of cellphones. From theCambridge English Corpus Though some contemporariesbemoanedthe feminization of public schooling, there should be little doubt that it was not women who defined this institutional structure. From theCambridge English Corpus Although the reduction of respect for persons to a signed consent form is oftenbemoaned, it can hardly be denied. From theCambridge English Corpus Hebemoanedtheir rejection of cheap but nutritious northern dishes such as ' hasty pudding ' (milk porridge). From theCambridge English Corpus They found that wivesbemoaneda decrease in personal freedom and an increase in togetherness. From theCambridge English Corpus While some squattersbemoaneddrunken shepherds on their sprees, others despaired of their inability to rise above the squalor of shepherding to become thrifty yeomen farmers, even squatters. From theCambridge English Corpus The authors challenge earlier narratives that saw the break between sociology and social reform as essential for sociology to achieve scientific status, whether such narratives celebrated orbemoanedthis development. From theCambridge English Corpus Whilst most discussionsbemoanedthe dwindling powers and resources available to local government, some liberating implications were apparent. From theCambridge English Corpus He almostbemoanedthe passing of the self-employed business man and put it down to the arrival of the multi-national company. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Theybemoanedthe fact that it was almost impossible for them to go out together and choose something for their future home. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Others, of course, sat down andbemoanedtheir lot, but we cannot help it. 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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