| 词汇 | cadging |
| 释义 | cadging present participle ofcadge cadge verb[ T ] informal often disapprovinguk /kædʒ/ us /kædʒ/ to (try to) get something from someone else without paying for it: 乞讨;乞得;索取 He's always cadging free meals and free trips from/off his clients.他吃饭和出行都老爱占客户的便宜。 Can I cadge a lift home?我能借光搭个便车回家吗？ get something for free get something for freeReaders of her blog get advice for free. get something for nothingYou don't get anything for nothing these days. freeloadThen he went off to freeload some more drinks. bumHe bums the occasional cigarette from his older brother. cadgeShe's always cadging drinks from the people she is with. scroungeCan I scrounge a lift with you? Making appeals & requests adjuration appellate apply for something apply to appreciate ask a lot besiege car wash cry entreat entreaty imploringly importunately importunity invite invocation leech push scrounge ticket Related wordcadger Examples of cadgingcadging In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. I hate to see a proud and great nation like ours go round the world cadging for money. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One might almost say that it was cadging for an invitation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What a vista of bargaining and canvassing and cadging for votes this opens up. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One heard every day tales of unwarranted cadging on the dole—millions could be saved without impinging on meritorious claims. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They were men who did not go round seeking help or cadging support. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not a question of cadging in the least. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not cadging any favour for the agricultural industry. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He was cadging pints in the pub, and he could not survive on the dole money. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What about all those 2,000 people for whom there is no means of transport except cadging a lift, hiring a car or walk- ing? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One hears every day tales of unwarranted cadging on the dole. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Cadging enough money to buy paints and supplies, he spends much of the novel seeking surfaces, such as walls, to serve as ground for his paintings. 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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