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词汇 bulldozed
释义 bulldozed
past simple and past participle ofbulldoze
bulldoze
verb[ T ]
uk /ˈbʊl.dəʊz/ us /ˈbʊl.doʊz/
to destroy buildings and make an area flat with a bulldozer: (用推土机)推平,铲平
The township was bulldozed in the 1950s.这个小镇在20世纪50年代被夷为平地。
to force someone to do something, although they might not want to: 强迫
bulldoze someone into something/doing somethingShe bulldozed her daughter into buying a new dress.她逼着她的女儿去买条新裙子。
I know what they want me to do but I refuse to be bulldozed.
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Examples of bulldozed


bulldozed

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.


During the 1970s, the southern end of the building was bulldozed away.
In effect, a tropical paradise was bulldozed and paved over, leaving a place that now looks just like everywhere else.
Areas with a high prediction score are to be protected, areas with a lower archaeological potential may be bulldozed.
We have seen roads bulldozed out of existence and roundabouts destroyed to allow transportation of the material when it is extracted.
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In fact, the hotels will not be bulldozed away.
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They gave certificates of appraisal and bulldozed local authorities into building them.
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Not only houses have been bulldozed out of existence.
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Houses have been bulldozed that were built less than 20 years ago at enormous expense.
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How can they stand by when firms are being bulldozed out of existence?
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The worst of the private rented sector, especially in inner city areas, has been bulldozed away and replaced, to a great extent, by public housing.
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If we are not careful, after one more harrowing incident we shall be bulldozed, knocked sideways.
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The settlements are still being bulldozed, however, and families uprooted.
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The ground was actually bulldozed in order that they should not be able to remain there, and this site is still empty.
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Its picturesque villages are being bulldozed; and shoddy flats, many without internal sanitation, are replacing them.
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There used to be a considerable community, but the houses were bulldozed during the last decade and the population moved.
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