词汇 | impeaching |
释义 | impeaching present participle ofimpeach impeach verb[ T ] uk /ɪmˈpiːtʃ/ us /ɪmˈpiːtʃ/ to make a formal statement saying that a public official is guilty of a serious offence in connection with their job, especially in the US: (尤指在美国)控告,弹劾(公职人员) The governor was impeached for wrongful use of state money.州长因滥用本州公款而遭到弹劾。 to accuse someone of something accuseHe was accused of statutory rape. make an accusation againstShe was arrested for making false accusations against her former employer. level an accusation againstFerguson was furious at the accusations levelled against his player. level a charge againstShe denied all the charges levelled against her. hurl accusations atShe hurled accusations at her ex-husband across the courtroom. charge someone withHe was charged with three counts of fraud. International relations: United States politics & government anti-Republican battleground state bicameral blue state caucus confederacy gubernatorial homeland security House Committee impeach Independence Day joint resolution override republican secret service secretary Secretary of State the Articles of Confederation the GOP the Republican Party You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Blaming & accusing Related wordsimpeachable impeachment Examples of impeachingimpeaching In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The diversity of religious experiences is often taken as evidence impeaching religious truth claims and their epistemological validity. Any crime among the poor is paraded and magnified, but the character of the wealthy and official class is treated as sacrosanct and any word impeaching it is rigorously suppressed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This is sometimes deemed permissible because it is a means of impeaching the witness. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Support also increased for impeaching the governor and removing him from office. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Smith then dissolved the governing council, which responded by impeaching him. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Cao went as far as trying to bribe the assembly into impeaching him. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Jencks moved for production of these reports in court for inspection by the judge with a view to their possible use by the petitioner in impeaching such testimony. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. If the person chooses to testify in court as a witness, any such statement may be used in cross-examination and for the purpose of impeaching his credit. 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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