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Bongbong Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Lambast and Belligerent
I have just learnt the definition of these words and I want to use them in a sentence. Please help me check if they make sense! Please feel free to correct my grammar if needed!
1. Lambast (Verb) (Often used in passive tense) to criticize severely.
EX A.) When Mark got too drunk, he started to act repulsively. His behavior was lambasted by many guests.
B.) Because Sheena's debut album had been lambasted by the critics, her CD sales was a commercial failure.
2. Belligerent (ADJ) Disapproving, wishing to fight or argue.
EX A.) When I work with Sue, she always find something wrong in my idea. I find her belligent attitude to be extremely irritating.
B. Belligerently, Jane has had enough with her manger after a series of treating her viciously in front of her co-workers, so she decided to quit her job.
THANK YOU!
1. Lambast (Verb) (Often used in passive tense) to criticize severely.
EX A.) When Mark got too drunk, he started to act repulsively. His behavior was lambasted by many guests.
B.) Because Sheena's debut album had been lambasted by the critics, her CD sales was a commercial failure.
2. Belligerent (ADJ) Disapproving, wishing to fight or argue.
EX A.) When I work with Sue, she always find something wrong in my idea. I find her belligent attitude to be extremely irritating.
B. Belligerently, Jane has had enough with her manger after a series of treating her viciously in front of her co-workers, so she decided to quit her job.
THANK YOU!
Top answer
" It's not a very common word, however. Because Sheena's debut album had been lambasted by the critics, her CD sales were a commercial failure. " When I work with Sue, she always finds something wrong with my idea ( s ).
- " It's not a very common word, however.
- Because Sheena's debut album had been lambasted by the critics, her CD sales were a commercial failure.
- " When I work with Sue, she always finds something wrong with my idea ( s ).
- I find her belligerent attitude to be extremely irritating.
- Sentence 2B, however, is incorrect.
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I believe that you understand the use of "lambaste." It's not a very common word, however.
Because Sheena's debut album had been lambasted by the critics, her CD sales were a commercial failure.
Sentence 2A correctly employs the word "belligerent."
When I work with Sue, she always finds something
Because Sheena's debut album had been lambasted by the critics, her CD sales were a commercial failure.
Sentence 2A correctly employs the word "belligerent."
When I work with Sue, she always finds something
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When the debated between Ryan and Liam about abortion became volatile, the event had to be stopped disruptly. Belligerently, both Ryan and Liam walked away from the podium.
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2B (the adverb "belligerently" is difficult to use in every day speech) should be something like: Jane, although not normally a belligerent person, became enraged with her manager after he repeatedly mistreated her in front of her co-workers, and she up and quit her job after telling him off.
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