enjoined
past simple and past participle ofenjoin
| 单词 | enjoined |
| 释义 | enjoined past simple and past participle ofenjoin enjoin verb[T] uk/ɪnˈdʒɔɪn/us/ɪnˈdʒɔɪn/formal totellsomeone to do something or tobehavein aparticularway: [+ to infinitive]We were all enjoinedtobe onourbestbehaviour. He enjoined(=suggested)caution. lawUSspecialized tolegallyforcesomeone to do something orstopdoing something Giving orders & commands
Examplesofenjoinedenjoined In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Not only is pathology typically not simply an endogenous given, but even when a maladaptive pathway isenjoined, return to positive functioning often remains possible. From theCambridge English Corpus Is itenjoinedby the authorities of the society? From theCambridge English Corpus Campaigners swore that women's selfish indulgence would be curbed, their obedience compelled if it could not beenjoined. From theCambridge English Corpus On the one hand, we areenjoinedto preserve life, and on the other, to do no harm. From theCambridge English Corpus The censorate was specificallyenjoinedto watch over the activities of line officials, and responsibilities and disciplinary rules were enshrined in statute. From theCambridge English Corpus Within the home, one wasenjoinedto install modern furniture and lighting (including the all-important lampshade) and to decorate the room with wallpaper. From theCambridge English Corpus Using fictitious languages, they confronted listeners with that of which 'parole' wereenjoinednot to speak in polite society. From theCambridge English Corpus Although repeated trespasses can beenjoined, an action for trespass is not itself an injunction. From theCambridge English Corpus In neither country is such care supportenjoinedby law, and its provision rests on personal and cultural assumptions of love and duty rather than legal sanctions. From theCambridge English Corpus Teachers areenjoinedto purchase this software and to use it with their students 'continually consolidating and widening their knowledge and practical experience of staff notation'. From theCambridge English Corpus The two approaches effectivelyenjoinedresearchers to look for evidence of cross-sectoral, inter-agency and intergovernmental coalition-building for urban development and to assess its importance within the wider politics of localities. From theCambridge English Corpus Nouns have little currency in this climate; verbs take centre stage as we areenjoinedto 'partner' and 'activate'. From theCambridge English Corpus Human rights critics allege that the courts had been thoroughly immobilised by the authoritarian legacy to which they wereenjoined. From theCambridge English Corpus Highway authorities have beenenjoinedto provide additional aids to movement on classified and other important roads. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The traffic commissioners should beenjoinedto allow any operator on to a route which is not already served by public transport. 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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