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单词 impugn
释义
impugnim‧pugn /ɪmˈpjuːn/ verb [transitive] formal Word Origin
WORD ORIGINimpugn
Origin:
1300-1400 Latin impugnare, from pugnare ‘to fight’
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
impugn
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theyimpugn
he, she, itimpugns
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theyimpugned
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave impugned
he, she, ithas impugned
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad impugned
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill impugn
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have impugned
Continuous Form
PresentIam impugning
he, she, itis impugning
you, we, theyare impugning
PastI, he, she, itwas impugning
you, we, theywere impugning
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been impugning
he, she, ithas been impugning
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been impugning
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be impugning
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been impugning
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Gerlick has filed a complaint impugning the judge's integrity.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Andrew's own orthodoxy was never impugned.
  • In a press conference, Bush supporters used the strongest language so far to impugn the legitimacy of the continued Florida recounts.
  • Key field support teams were said to be overtly impugning the reputations of colleagues within earshot of customers.
  • Political combatants now routinely impugn the very moral fiber of their opponents.
  • Pollutions which attract substantial publicity risk impugning the agency's competence.
  • The irony is that in other Arab countries it is the opposition that impugns democracy as the constitutional foundation of the republic.
  • This is a knowledge which has been impugned in literature, and which has deteriorated there.
  • Without impugning the motives of any believer in this, I point out that it reeks of a vile and dangerous racism.
to express doubts about someone’s honesty, courage, ability etc:  I did not mean to impugn her professional abilities.
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