| 词汇 | wrecking |
| 释义 | wrecking present participle ofwreck wreck verb[ T ] uk /rek/ us /rek/ C2 to destroy or badly damage something: 破坏；毁坏 The explosion shattered nearby windows and wrecked two cars.爆炸震碎了附近的窗子并毁坏了两辆汽车。 Our greenhouse was wrecked in last night's storm.我们的温室在昨晚的暴风雨中遭到了破坏。 informal to spoil something completely: 毁掉；完全破坏 He has been warned that his behaviour might wreck his chances of promotion.有人警告他说，他的行为可能会毁掉自己晋升的机会。 The man is demented - he's going to wreck the whole operation.那个人精神不正常——他会毁了整个行动。 The storm wrecked our garden shed. The children have wrecked my camera. Destroying and demolishing annihilate annihilation apocalypse bash bash through (something) be sacrificed on the altar of somethingidiom consume costly dynamite erosion erosional erosionally erosive sabotage saboteur sack sacking sacrifice scarred wipe You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Damaging and spoiling Examples of wreckingwrecking In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The language of accusations - "sabotage and wrecking" - was standard for the campaign against old specialists. Anyone who tried to propose a wrecking amendment would not be in consonance with the traditions of this place. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But most cases of vandalism, such as defacing a wall, wrecking the windows of a bus shelter, or wrecking an occupied council flat, are purposeless. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 My noble friend is entitled, if he wishes, to move a wrecking amendment, but he should not hide his light under a bushel. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 You cannot expect those who have suffered so cruelly from all this wanton wrecking and barbarity to forget or forgive. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The amendment has been described as a wrecking amendment, a dilatory amendment, and various other disobliging remarks of this kind. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If only 2 per cent were left to be paid through the pay packet, would the amendment still not be a wrecking amendment? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It would be an act of kindness—not wrecking. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Even the most impassioned enthusiast for this legislation cannot describe this as a wrecking amendment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have resorted to the subterfuge of wrecking amendments. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This evening, we have discussed what are, in effect, wrecking amendments. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Rather than be straightforward, they have produced a wrecking amendment without talking about the age group that would be affected by it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Far from wrecking the constitution, we have sought to amend it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That month was spent by the tenant in completely wrecking the home. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Having young men and women on the scheme who have no wish whatever to be part of it is one way of wrecking its prospects. 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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