| 词汇 | defrocking |
| 释义 | defrocking present participle ofdefrock defrock verb[ T ] formal or humorousuk /ˌdiːˈfrɒk/ us /ˌdiːˈfrɑːk/ to dismiss a priest (= remove him from his job), usually because of bad behaviour免除（行为不端的牧师的）圣职 Firing staff arse axe be out on your earidiom cast someone adriftidiom chop constructive dismissal decertification elbow someone out firing get the pushidiom give someone the heave-hoidiom heave-ho refire relieve relieve someone of something removal remove rightsize terminate termination Examples of defrockingdefrocking In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. When he started sifting through the priests and defrocking those unfit for preaching, many parishes were left without priests. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. After the gesture of defiance, the court recommended his defrocking, its decision being soon after confirmed by the synod. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He gave up his religious studies to study law and get married, but never actually became a priest, so there was no defrocking. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Violations of this ban are punishable by immediate public defrocking, and often by criminal penalties. 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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