| 词汇 | emasculating |
| 释义 | emasculating present participle ofemasculate emasculate verb[ T ] uk /ɪˈmæs.kjə.leɪt/ us /ɪˈmæs.kjə.leɪt/ formal to reduce the effectiveness of something: 使衰弱；使效力减弱 They were accused of trying to emasculate the report's recommendations.他们被指责企图贬低报告的可取之处。 formal to make a man feel less male by taking away his power and confidence: 使缺少男子气；使（男人）柔弱 But another man in his forties, whose in-laws are rich, finds it hard to accept gifts from them: "I feel emasculated in that old-fashioned role of provider.” I think that may be a step forward, to have people other than women project their desire onto you without feeling it emasculates you. biology specialized to castrate(= remove the male sexual parts of) a man or male animal, or to remove the male parts of a plant: 阉割 Last night, Trude assisted in her first castration since emasculating a guinea pig back in Bristol: this time it was a camel. Becoming and making less strong abate abatement adulterant adulterate adulterated be fading away/fastidiom downtoner dull ease emasculation enervate enervating hedge melt relieve tone something down totter tottering turn to jellyidiom undimmed You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Discouraging and putting off Zoology: veterinary medicine Related wordemasculation Examples of emasculatingemasculating In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Through representational strategies that plumbed extended metaphors of masculine invigoration an opposition to the emasculating connotations of sociological critique was discernible. Nor should we forget that one held steadfast to her innocence, whereas the other admitted doing the dirty deed - emasculating her husband - even though she did not remember doing it. It is a little ridiculous to suggest that we are trying to rehabilitate men when we are in fact emasculating them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are emasculating the power of local authorities to provide houses to let. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not sure what would be the difference between emasculating it to that extent and coming out. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He wants to expand its funding, but a recent policy document by his party appeared to envisage emasculating it entirely. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 How suitable it is that he should have devoted his remaining energies to emasculating his media rivals elsewhere. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no intention of emasculating the consultative committee. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not only an extension; it is an emasculating extension, whatever that is. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am very clear that it would be gravely harmful if sustaining our nuclear contribution to the alliance meant emasculating our non-nuclear contribution. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not merely emasculating their powers, but it is downright, deliberate interference with the local authorities, and—what is worse—it is political interference. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A debate after that announcement would be little more than a self-indulgent display of emasculating exhibitionism. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no question of denationalising the corporations, or of emasculating them in any way, or reducing their activities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Without any such time limits procrastinators will have the time of their lives emasculating the powers of the commission and devaluing the purpose of non-discrimination notices. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Without any such time limits one can foresee procrastinators having the time of their lives emasculating the powers of the commission and devaluing the purpose of a non-discrimination notice. 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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