force-fed
past participle, past simple offorce-feed
| 单词 | force-fed |
| 释义 | force-fed past participle, past simple offorce-feed force-feed verb[T] uk/ˈfɔːs.fiːd/us/ˈfɔːrs.fiːd/toforceapersonoranimaltoeatanddrink, often puttingfoodinto thestomachthrough apipein themouth: Eventually, thehungerstrikerswere force-fed. figurativeThewholenationwas force-fedgovernmentpropagandaabout how well thecountrywas doing. Giving food to people & animals
Examplesofforce-fedforce-fed In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. If his amendment falls, people will beforce-fedfluoride, knowing that it is doing them harm. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I was trying to make the point that we and our children are beingforce-fedsalt and have no control over that. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 So they went on hunger strike, and they wereforce-fedand on it went. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 One of the first hunger strikers, she wasforce-fedin prison, which almost certainly led to her untimely death. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Not only do we provide a market for them, but our housewives areforce-fedthose commodities at twice world market prices. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Anyforce-fedprocess of democracy in that territory is even more provocative. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We must not fail children, who are vulnerable and innocent victims beingforce-fedtoo much salt. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They are going to beforce-fedfluoride. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I would not have expected it; and there would have been considerable repercussions had he beenforce-fed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Is he not aware that birds areforce-fedinto the crop, which is slightly different from the forced feeding of a four-legged animal? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not think that industry can beforce-fedwith investment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 As a listener one begs silently for humanity, for feeling, for the reality of being hungry or ill or in despair whenforce-fedthose figures. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not believe it right that children should spend time in a classroom beingforce-fedmatters beyond their comprehension that are the subject of controversy among adults. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Government bodies have admitted that many animals areforce-fedwith these cosmetic preparations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 However, it is not clear from the information that we have been given how it comes about that someone who is beingforce-fedcan suffer from such severe dehydration. 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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