bulldozing
present participle ofbulldoze
| 单词 | bulldozing |
| 释义 | bulldozing present participle ofbulldoze bulldoze verb[T] uk/ˈbʊl.dəʊz/us/ˈbʊl.doʊz/todestroybuildingsand make anareaflatwith abulldozer: Thetownshipwas bulldozed in the 1950s. toforcesomeone to do something,althoughthey might notwantto: She bulldozed herdaughterintobuyinga newdress. Destroying and demolishing
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Causing somebody to act Examplesofbulldozingbulldozing In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The methodology for thisbulldozingis described more precisely below. From theCambridge English Corpus We next consider the cost of 'bulldozing' points not yet in the hull. From theCambridge English Corpus Engineers prepared the road bybulldozingit down to bedrock. From theCambridge English Corpus However, this cannot be a matter of a more confident and knowledge-rich sciencebulldozingobstacles. From theCambridge English Corpus Hariri was repeatedly criticized forbulldozingancient remains that were found during construction work so that he could realize his vision of the future. From theCambridge English Corpus Thebulldozingis done so that the tent panel associated with the horizon edge to which a point is pushed is the associated face of that point. From theCambridge English Corpus We arebulldozingthem down as hard and as fast as we can get at them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Again, that is not simply aboutbulldozingempty homes, as those who should know better have uncharitably characterised us as doing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is quite wrong to characterise our approach to low-demand areas as one ofbulldozingempty houses. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Too much stress has been put on new estates—onbulldozingeverything down and rebuilding. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Those concerns are, first, thebulldozingof unsightly hill tracks. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Bulldozingtactics of this sort will start any school off on a poor wicketvis-a-visits neighbours. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He isbulldozingit through much too speedily. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Furthermore,bulldozingone's way through country that may contain bulls—forgive the pun—is foolhardy, and crossing a mixture of bramble and barbed wire is painful. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Unregulated bottom gear can also reach submerged mountains or seamounts,bulldozingtheir way across the ocean floor and destroying all life in their path. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English 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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