| 词汇 | beefing |
| 释义 | beefing present participle ofbeef beef verb[ I ] informaluk /biːf/ us /biːf/ to complain: 抱怨;大惊小怪 He was beefing about having to do the shopping.他在为不得不去购物而抱怨。 Synonyms bellyacheinformal grouseinformal squawk Complaining be/go on at someoneidiom bellyaching bemoan bewail brouhaha bugger, sod, etc. this for a lark!idiom carping clamour grizzle make noisesidiom mutter nag pardon peep remonstrate representation start on at someone unreported vituperation whiner Phrasal verbbeef something up Examples of beefingbeefing In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Clearly, the whole treaty needs beefing up very fast indeed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Another improvement will be what might be called beefing up the chairman, and he may have to be legally qualified. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The beefing up of the "availability for work"test with an"actively seeking work" test was opposed by the party at the time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I also put forward proposals for beefing up councils, with shop-front premises and more staff. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There may be a case for beefing up the registry. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We must now look seriously at beefing up our reserves. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That would be a disgracefully large leap in the interests of beefing up the powers that be. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A colonel said to me very recently that when the forces stop beefing they will stop eating. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In some cases, it appears deliberately to have created loopholes — for example, by repealing rather than beefing up the clause which deemed interest-free loans to be a partial gift. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 With some beefing up, it can easily become a peak hour dance hit. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Since secretly taking over from her father she has ended all threats to his position of power, removing the leaders of the other two houses and beefing up security. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Mardones' voice does come off as enchanting and smooth, carrying highs and beefing up the choruses with grace. 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. |
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