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词汇 disowning
释义 disowning
present participle ofdisown
disown
verb[ Tnot continuous ]
uk /dɪˈsəʊn/ us /dɪˈsoʊn/
to make it known that you no longer have any connection with someone that you were closely connected with: 声明与…断绝关系
It's a story set in the last century about a girl whose parents disowned her when she married a foreigner.这是发生在上个世纪的故事,讲述的是一个女孩因嫁给外国人父母与她断绝关系的事。
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Examples of disowning


disowning

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.


By doing his act of disowning, by doing something which costs him time, effort, and money, he constitutes that act as a meant and serious act.
He seems to be disowning the remark, and indeed it is not true.
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He could not have done so without completely disowning his own leader.
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This seems to be more a case of disowning.
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They were dishonourable in disowning a colleague who had done a service to this country.
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Now he is disowning all of that.
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But the legal notice of disowning never came, which is essential for such purposes.
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She began to play the saxophone at the relatively late age of 16, after disowning the violin.
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Paco leaves his cousin in disgust, disowning him forever.
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A story of romance, the novel revolves around love, marriage, adultery, unfaithfulness, treachery, hatred, disowning, and forgiveness.
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Resulting in some fans to disowning the merged team.
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Aidan receives a letter from his parents telling him that they are disowning him after learning of his recent behaviour.
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At the time of his death, his fortune was estimated at about $42 million, which he left entirely to a foundation named after him, disowning both of his sisters.
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