| 词汇 | squatted |
| 释义 | squatted past simple and past participle ofsquat Examples of squattedsquatted They returned and squatted in a barn where the steward found him at work, presumably at his trade of carpentry. The future occupation of the buildings might be like a squatted warehouse. Though squatting was a successful labor strategy and proved valuable for those families who squatted, it was not the strategy of all farmers. On being stopped by the police, they squatted on the road, while others, who could infiltrate through the cordon, were arrested. The land being squatted on or subdividing is not freely available on a moving frontier, but is relatively scarce land in and around existing cities. Two large eagles squatted at his feet. Where there are rent arrears there are other symptoms of bad management, such as too many squatted properties and too many voids. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Here we have this great unclassified, amorphous body, squatted down amidst the social services of this country and possessing concurrent powers with other services. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 About a year ago, it had about 1,000 properties squatted and another 2,000 empty. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They squatted on the floors unable to move or to lie down. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Benefits were withdrawn and some more people squatted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There were many empty properties, about 200 to 300 were squatted and there were long waiting lists. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As soon as it became vacant, 130 young people who required accommodation squatted there, showing the extent of the problem, even in that area. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 All land is subject to any claims by anyone who may say that he has squatted at any previous time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Because she had obtained a house and somebody else had not, neighbours came and squatted. 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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