firming
present participle offirm
| 单词 | firming |
| 释义 | firming present participle offirm firm verb uk/fɜːm/us/fɝːm/firmverb(MAKE HARD)[T]UK to makesoilharderbypressingon it: Firm thesoilaround thecuttingsandwaterthem in. Squeezing and grinding
firmverb(STOP CHANGING)[I]finance & economicsspecialized tostopchangingor toremainat the samelevel,amount, etc.: After aturbulentweekon themarkets,sharepricesfirmed today. Not able to be changed
Phrasal verbsfirmsomethingup firm(something)up Examplesoffirmingfirming In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. I refer to the fact that oil prices have continued, after momentarilyfirming, on their inevitable, ever-softening course. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It will continue for some time yet, and indeed there are signs that the new beef regime isfirmingup. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Looking at market prices day by day, the evidence is that the market isfirmingup and that new confidence is returning to the industry. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is real evidence offirmingup of the price. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe that already thefirmingof the market will restore confidence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Indeed, it is worth pointing out that sodium alginate is used as afirmingagent for peeled, cut, ready-to-eat packaged carrots. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English There are signs that the market isfirmingup and that new confidence is returning. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am told that the world price of tea in auction is nowfirmingup. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The system aims atfirmingup producer prices by taking beef off the market when it is weak. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope to see market pricesfirmingup again over the coming months. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Our economy at long last appears to befirmingup, and a merchant shipping fleet thrives on a strong economy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is also true that even the sign of better times isfirmingup the labour market in agricultural areas. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They are therefore raising orfirmingtheir own interest rates and subsequently their exchange rates. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There has been a recentfirmingof prices of milk. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 However, the new clause is a quite distinctfirmingup of the legislation. 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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