embalming
present participle ofembalm
| 单词 | embalming |
| 释义 | embalming present participle ofembalm embalm verb[T] uk/ɪmˈbɑːm/us/ɪmˈbɑːm/to usechemicalstopreventadeadbodyfromdecaying Burying, cremating and preserving bodies
Examplesofembalmingembalming In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. It also describes, in detail, current methods ofembalming, cremation, and burial and of the natural process of decomposition of bodies. From theCambridge English Corpus Second, it includes new information in a number of topic areas, such asembalming, mummification, and cryonics. From theCambridge English Corpus Thus, at the same time that we glorify them, we make them useless, turning them into a wall orembalmingthem in a museum. From theCambridge English Corpus This critique is embedded in detailed descriptions of funeral industry services and their costs, includingembalming, cosmetic preparation of bodies for viewing, cremation, caskets, funeral rites, and burials. From theCambridge English Corpus Embalmingwas a separate charge and was an extra £25 or in some cases £40. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Embalmingbefore burial is fairly normal there; it is not here. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Noembalmingcourses are supported under the training opportunities scheme at the present time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He asked about the zinc liner and theembalmingfee. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 To introduce anembalmingservice for those who die in other places overseas would not necessarily make it possible to repatriate all bodies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not asking that we should merely concentrate on preserving andembalminga dead past, however glorious that past may be. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There are, of course, doctors, but it is not a doctor's duty to carry outembalming. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is a great deal of danger inembalmingin tropical countries if a man has died from a tropical disease. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I need not describe again what is needed to overcome health and quarantine regulations, to provide anembalmingservice in some cases and to contrive some reliable arrangements for transport. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In another instance, the mains water supplies of a funeral parlour was insufficiently protected against backflow contamination which could occur while chemicals were being used during theembalmingprocess. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Small firms had to pay a lot for hearses, cars andembalming, and for their premises, but they would do perhaps only two hours work a day. 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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