| 词汇 | despoiled |
| 释义 | despoiled past simple and past participle ofdespoil despoil verb[ T ] formaluk /dɪˈspɔɪl/ us /dɪˈspɔɪl/ to make a place less attractive especially by taking things away from it by force: （尤指掠夺性地）破坏，洗劫 Many of the tombs had been despoiled.这些坟墓中有很多都遭到了洗劫。 Synonym pillageformal Damaging and spoiling adulterant adulterate adulterated adulteration applecart butcher degrade drive a wedge between someoneidiom dry rot eat eat away at something erode foul put something out of jointidiom queer rain on someone's paradeidiom rampage ravage seismic wreck Examples of despoileddespoiled In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Despoiled beaches are a product of colliery waste tipping. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Nor should the despoiled citizen place too much reliance on having the wind tempered by a financial hardship tribunal. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In my constituency there are fourteenth century churches of great architectural value which are suffering from mining subsidence and are badly despoiled and depreciated. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I cannot see the force of the arguments that our countryside has already been despoiled in other ages. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Increased access to a landscape which is despoiled, degraded, diminished and damaged offers nothing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But this does not mean that land is being despoiled at that rate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Future generations will have to live with a legacy of beautiful glens and valleys despoiled by ill-conceived private forestry developments. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I ask him to ensure that many applications are turned down, for good renewable energy does not mean despoiled countryside. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Why should we pass a vote of thanks to people whose ancestors despoiled a community and who now give back that which was then stolen? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 All the industrialised nations, mainly in the northern, temperate zone have despoiled the planet and caused havoc. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What the man has despoiled, let him replace. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The local authorities do not wish to see the countryside despoiled simply because they like to see it uglified; they are powerless in the matter. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 All that will be left is the iron ore terminal—and it is for that alone that this area is to be despoiled. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Nobody could argue that mining there has despoiled and disfigured the land. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We must be reasonable; we must see that our countryside is no longer despoiled by outrageous and ugly advertising. 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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