| 词汇 | impugned |
| 释义 | impugned past simple and past participle ofimpugn impugn verb[ T ] formaluk /ɪmˈpjuːn/ us /ɪmˈpjuːn/ to cause people to doubt someone's character, qualities, or reputation by criticizing them: 抨击;质疑 Are you impugning my competence as a professional designer?你是在质疑我作为专业设计师的能力吗？ Damaging reputation anti-defamation aspersion besmirch black mark blacken blot defame demonize dog drag someone's name through the mire/mudidiom give a dog a bad nameidiom scurrilously self-immolation show someone in a bad lightidiom slander slanderer slur smear stab stain Examples of impugnedimpugned In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. According to his definition, a man lost his natural honour as soon as someone impugned it. Yet despite pressure to amend the legislation, many of the impugned provisions remain. Equally, candidates will have incentives to undermine the claims to virtue of their rivals, provided their own virtue is not also thereby impugned. A sense of honour impugned, or humiliation suffered, could and very often did lead to violence. Therein may lie the phonograph record's most profound justification, which cannot be impugned by any aesthetic objection to its reification. Yes, he impugned our motives in a way most offensive and most hurtful to us. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 His honour was impugned because he was carrying out his duties as a brigadier in the forces in a certain part of the war zone. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is already very widely suspected, and its fairness is being impugned on all sides. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But some of the workers themselves have drawn the conclusion that their loyalty is being impugned, not other people. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not suggesting that anybody else thinks, or has said, that their loyalty has been impugned. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But all of us have been impugned by her allegations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But now, in time of peace, our honour is impugned on the ground that these engagements are inconsistent with one another. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Nobody here or anywhere else has ever before impugned my articulation or clarity of speech. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 None of the facts that we have cited has been challenged; none of the evidence has been impugned. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 For example, a variety programme might be impugned afterwards as having been improper in some respect, and what was actually said might be disputed. 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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