| 词汇 | usurping |
| 释义 | usurping present participle ofusurp usurp verb[ T ] formaluk /juːˈzɜːp//juːˈsɜːp/ us /juːˈsɝːp//juːˈzɝːp/ to take control of a position of power, especially without having the right to: 篡夺，夺取（权位） Local control is being usurped by central government.地方的权力被中央政府攫取了。 Politics - general words anti-capitalism anti-capitalist anti-communism anti-communist anti-fascism interpellate interpellation interventionist lab laissez-faire overstep parliament party politics personality cult pinko stateswoman subsidiarity super-conservative Thatcherism the Third Way Related wordsusurpation usurper Examples of usurpingusurping In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The size of his plantation increased from 200 to 3,000 acres, in particular by usurping the property of local people. The strong have a duty to display sympathy for the weak instead of stealing their land and usurping their freedom. Adding insult to injury: usurping patients' prerogatives. The suggestion envisaged a commodity commission purchasing meat abroad and selling it in this country, thus usurping what the trade does infinitely better here. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe that we are in fact usurping the proper functions of the courts of the land. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are usurping the natural breast-feeding process to improve sales of their products. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 How could such a system avoid usurping ministerial responsibilities, while ensuring that people's complaints are not overlooked? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Nobody can say what is "usurping the functions of the police," and nobody can say what is a procession. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 To my mind, the magistrates were there usurping the functions of the sheriff. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no question of usurping the principle of treating each case on its merits or removing local authority discretion. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Governments, usurping the functions of a higher power, have sought to temper the wind to the lambs that were shorn by themselves supporting the debtors. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One may be excused for saying that this is not eroding the powers of the boroughs: that this is usurping the powers of the boroughs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is the agency usurping the role of the courts? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe that they are usurping the role of the courts in deciding a case without proper presentation of the evidence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The miners' officials are usurping the power of other trade unions. 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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