| 词汇 | wreaking |
| 释义 | wreaking present participle ofwreak wreak verb[ T ] formaluk /riːk/ us /riːk/ to cause something to happen in a violent and often uncontrolled way: 造成，引起（灾祸等） The recent storms have wreaked havoc on crops.最近的暴风雨给农作物造成了巨大的灾害。 She was determined to wreak revenge/vengeance on both him and his family.她决心要报复他和他的家人。 Synonyms bring cause inflict visit something on/upon someoneold use or formal Causing things to happen activate activation actuation agent attribute attribute something to someone hyperstimulate hyperstimulation implement implementation in launch pad pioneer Pygmalion effect reactivate realization realize reattribute render spark Examples of wreakingwreaking In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. It will prevent one spouse from wreaking vengeance on the other by refusing to bring proceedings. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Above all, it assumes that a local electorate would tolerate high local taxation policies without wreaking electoral vengeance on their perpetrators. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Even low levels of exposure to radiation could be poisoning the human gene pool, wreaking damage on future generations. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Unfortunately, the selfishness in society is wreaking havoc on the life chances of the young. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I can give a list of about 20 other policies which are wreaking their worst. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I would also like to highlight the new eating disorders which are wreaking havoc among adolescents. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English We have no intention of wreaking havoc with the family budgets of those who are buying their own homes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It would be wrong for society to assuage its fears by wreaking vengeance in hastily convened courts handing out stiffer sentences. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The decimation of the industry is wreaking havoc not only on communities but on the economy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Two violent mobs were each wreaking their vengeance upon the most innocent members of the opposite party, whoever else might be to blame. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 With regard to industry, the divisive and unfair policies of a wages free-for-all are wreaking their damage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Such companies are wreaking havoc as they are not properly reinstating the pavements and roads that they have dug up. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 At the next general election the electorate will certainly enjoy wreaking their vengeance on a party that is unwilling to reform the rating system. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That evil role model is wreaking havoc on the younger males and totally distorts the aspirations of some of the young men in our communities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They also stray into shopping streets and residential areas, wreaking havoc with the lawns and flower beds of the citizens. 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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