flouted
past simple and past participle offlout
| 单词 | flouted |
| 释义 | flouted past simple and past participle offlout flout verb[T] uk/flaʊt/us/flaʊt/tointentionallynotobeyarule,law, orcustom: Manymotorcyclistsflout thelawby notwearinghelmets. Theorchestradecidedto floutconvention/tradition, andweartheireverydayclothesfor theconcert. Obeying & breaking the law
Examplesoffloutedflouted In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Her expectations of love and protection in her domestic life had been egregiouslyflouted. From theCambridge English Corpus This assumption, though, is dailyfloutedin standard linguistic practice. From theCambridge English Corpus First, conservatives attached civil rights to lawlessness by arguing that civil disobediencefloutedlaws and would inevitably lead to more lawless behavior. From theCambridge English Corpus The only support from the state is their tax-exempt status and some dubious preferential policies, oftenfloutedby state bureaux and public utilities. From theCambridge English Corpus Indeed, so ingrained was this marital system that unconventional marriages-that is, marriages thatfloutedtraditional expectations-stand out as especially obvious political statements. From theCambridge English Corpus That question will normally come to consciousness only when the convention isflouted, as it occasionally is, facetiously. From theCambridge English Corpus That would, however, havefloutedthe unsuitability principal. From theCambridge English Corpus Throughout the 1920s, the bakery owners routinelyfloutedthe contract's clauses and adamantly refused to accept the closed shop. From theCambridge English Corpus In addition, the party and state had well-established rules, procedures and political organs that were not, at a national level, routinelyflouted. From theCambridge English Corpus It may be that in 1668-9 he did attempt more general restrictions on music that were extensivelyfloutedand therefore became unenforceable. From theCambridge English Corpus Direct perception is merely one way we can acquire knowledge that a norm is beingflouted. From theCambridge English Corpus The alternative in many cases would be to risk anarchy by allowing existing transaction rules to befloutedwithout consequence by those who would intentionally or negligently injure others. From theCambridge English Corpus I have found no evidence of punishment for looting though there was a number of corporal punishments (usually 50 lashes) dealt out to recalcitrant sepoys whofloutedmilitary regulations. From theCambridge English Corpus Elementary principles of hygiene wereflouted. From theCambridge English Corpus Human rights and international law are flagrantlyflouted; the country languishes in poverty. 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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