swingeing
adj[attrib 作定语]
(esp Brit)
1 (of a blow) hard or forcible (指打击)沉重的, 有力的.
2 large in amount or number or range 巨额的; 大量的; 大范围的
swingeing fines, taxes, costs, etc 巨额的罚款、 税款、 费用等
swingeing cuts in public services 公用事业费用的大量削减.
🗣️ 情景例句
Is anybody hungry?
有人饿了吗?
He is embarrassed because he made a mistake.
他因为弄错而显得很窘。
Houses -- often three storeys high -- were built of stone.