| 词汇 | baleful |
| 释义 | baleful adjective literaryuk /ˈbeɪl.fəl/ us /ˈbeɪl.fəl/ threatening to do something bad or to hurt someone: 恶毒的；威胁的 He gave me a baleful look.他恶毒地看了我一眼。 his baleful influence他的凶恶势力 Synonym menacing Saddening, shocking and upsetting affecting agonizingly arrogance be cold comfortidiom bombast distressful distressfully distressing distressingly dolorous hurtful hurtfully impiously impiousness lacerating teary touching touchingly tragically traumatic Related wordbalefully Examples of balefulbaleful Popular opinion was generally convinced that the factory system had at least some baleful consequences. These are important questions, for it is only by understanding the origins and nature of the myth that one can begin to disentangle the historical record from its baleful influence. They have indeed sown dragon's teeth, and a baleful crop will spring up from them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have contributed to an avalanche fall in share prices over the past two years, with baleful consequences for people's pensions, life insurance and savings. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What had happened by 1939, whilst this vicious monopoly, so-called, was exercising its baleful influence? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I mention that as an example of the baleful results which occur from the existence of this extraordinary, unfortunate, and ill-timed legislation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is another thing altogether that a country should defy an international moratorium and, by baleful example, encourage others to do so. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That action has had baleful consequences for pensioners ever since. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The baleful effects of our membership on this country are plain for everyone to see. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Failure to understand that gives rise to very baleful consequences and often grave injustice. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Under its baleful influence, bottom-line accounts matter more than the quality of programmes or the amount of violence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Suddenly the pile moved, there was a groan, and a baleful eye looked out from the top, and disappeared again. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It presupposes an attitude which, if the statement be true, throws a baleful light on profit takers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That may be due to the baleful influence of his local authority, which does not consider that housing associations are a way forward. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The history of those thirteen years is littered with baleful instances. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open 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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