wreaked
past simple and past participle ofwreak
| 单词 | wreaked |
| 释义 | wreaked past simple and past participle ofwreak wreak verb[T] formaluk/riːk/us/riːk/tocausesomething tohappenin aviolentand oftenuncontrolledway: Therecentstormshave wreakedhavoconcrops. She wasdeterminedto wreakrevenge/vengeanceon both him and hisfamily. Synonyms bring cause inflict visitsomethingon/uponsomeoneold useorformal Causing things to happen
Examplesofwreakedwreaked In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Consequently, the political arena has been left dominated by a few who havewreakedtotal havoc on the country. From theCambridge English Corpus The advent of modern travel haswreakedfurther havoc on the appropriate preposition. From theCambridge English Corpus Mining activities havewreakedhavoc on the environment, especially in relation to the diminution and contagion of water and wood used for burning fires. From theCambridge English Corpus An outrageous force majeure is beingwreakedon tenants—especially the elderly, as was pointed out— whereby they must obtain their insurance from a particular company. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There comes a time when we say that the vengeance that has beenwreakedis ill-directed and wrong. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There had been mob violence on a gigantic scale in which one communitywreakedits vengeance on another. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 One of the principal problems lies with the restoration of effective democratic parties following the destructionwreakedby military dictatorship. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Decades of third-rate technology havewreakedhavoc on the health of the environment and on the people who live in it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We have already seen the havocwreakedon the national health service by the imposition of a purchaser-provider split in the delivery of health care. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He haswreakedhavoc in the education system for long enough. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 As hewreakedhis brutal purpose on her, the life was crushed out of her body. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Nothing hurts so much as the terrible havoc that is beingwreakedby drugs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The prolonged periods of wet weather havewreakedhavoc on the cereal and potato crops. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We have seen the damage that can bewreakedfrom a more lax approach. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English The same injustices can bewreakedupon individuals; the same blindness to grievances can be there. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen 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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