| 词汇 | example_english_glorious-past |
| 释义 | glorious pastcollocation in Englishmeanings of gloriousand pastThese words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or, see other collocations with past. glorious adjective uk /ˈɡlɔː.ri.əs/ us /ˈɡlɔːr.i.əs/ deserving great admiration, praise, ... See more at glorious past noun[S] uk /pɑːst/ us /pæst/ the period before and until, but not including, the ... See more at past Examples of glorious pastThese 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. Like nationalists everywhere, they wrote histories that projected the present backward and connected it with a gloriouspast. In the story of the lost file we see the character and workaday requests of this clientele, the city's gloriouspast and the power of the saint all drawn together. The search for origins, so characteristic of nationalism, projects back in time to a gloriouspast to legitimate through historical continuity, the claim for a state in the future. In contrast, towns which could offer visitors little or no evidence of a glorious present, as opposed to a gloriouspast, could suffer greatly from such comparisons. Rouse and his followers, in claiming to revive the city's gloriouspast, play on nostalgia and myth to create urban spaces that are in form, content and often aesthetically new. The purpose of defence cannot be based on memories of a gloriouspast. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We seem temporarily to have forgotten our gloriouspast and to be living in a fog of self-doubt, mediocrity and pettiness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not possible to live on a gloriouspast and an element of residual national affection, as that leads to no future. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Lacking a sense of purpose, our recent achievements have not matched our gloriouspast. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is all about the gloriouspast when we built locomotives for the world. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That seems to be little more in this modern world than an illusion that feeds on our undoubtedly gloriouspast. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He dreams of empire in the books he writes of our gloriouspast. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not think the history of trade union law is any tribute to our gloriouspast. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have a great and gloriouspast. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Building societies have a gloriouspast. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We want to have useable, effective forces for the future, and even those which have had a glorious past may have to adapt owing to the new security situation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Its impressive architecture reveals the gloriouspast of the area. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Some of the buildings and houses they erected in the past are in good preservation as venerable landmarks of a gloriouspast. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The arch is the only remaining of the gloriouspast. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The song is a nostalgic remembrance of her gloriouspast and a declaration of her wishes to start a new life. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. 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. Want to learn more? Go to the definition of glorious Go to the definition of past See other collocations with past |
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