| 词汇 | greyhound-racing |
| 释义 | BETA greyhound racingcollocation in Englishmeanings of greyhoundand racingThese words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. greyhound noun[ C ] uk /ˈɡreɪ.haʊnd/ us /ˈɡreɪ.haʊnd/ a type of dog that has a thin body and long, thin legs and can run fast, especially ... See more at greyhound racing noun[ U ] uk /ˈreɪ.sɪŋ/ us /ˈreɪ.sɪŋ/ competition ... See more at racing Examples of greyhound racinggreyhound racing However, greyhoundracing faces problems, some of which result from the anomalous way in which it is treated. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The provision of a greyhoundracing track has been mentioned, but it may be that not many local authorities would think of doing that. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A man may prefer motoring to greyhoundracing or the theatre or to going overseas. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Millions of people do enjoy greyhoundracing, and there is no use in denying it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The question today is, will people work more if greyhoundracing is stopped? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 During the war no compulsory powers were exercised in order to curtail any sporting events, even including greyhoundracing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have today issued a consultation document which gives details of the proposed changes to the law controlling betting on greyhoundracing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I originally led the campaign against a tax on greyhoundracing, which was discriminatory, because no one else was paying it at that time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is he aware that all that has happened is that a gentleman has sold his already existing shares in a greyhoundracing company? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If people want to see dog racing bat do not want to bet, they can have greyhoundracing every night in the week. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It certainly cannot be said of greyhoundracing that it has helped our export trade. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have also received three petitions with more than 2,000 signatures from greyhoundracing supporters opposed to evening opening. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He declared that greyhoundracing is a cure for boredom. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are also told that greyhoundracing has done much to reduce street betting. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are also told that there has been a large diminution of drunkenness, and that greyhoundracing has lowered the takings of the adjacent public-houses. 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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