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Funkijunki Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary
tapped
OPPENHEIM: California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has been touring the blazing areas, witnessing the devastation for himself.
GOV. ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, : It is a tragedy what is happening to .
OPPENHEIM: Local authorities say their resources are tapped, so the federal government is promising to deliver support.
what does"tapped"here mean?
GOV. ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, : It is a tragedy what is happening to .
OPPENHEIM: Local authorities say their resources are tapped, so the federal government is promising to deliver support.
what does"tapped"here mean?
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I suppose that they are referring to water resources and then 'tapped' would mean that they were used or depleted by other entities.
- I suppose that they are referring to water resources and then 'tapped' would mean that they were used or depleted by other entities.
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I suppose that they are referring to water resources and then 'tapped' would mean that they were used or depleted by other entities.
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That means that their resources are exhausted. They don't have any more resources. You will also see this as 'tapped out'.
Click here for a dictionary definition.
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Those two words are often collocated, but I would not use that expression in a context such as the original question in this thread.
"Utterly consumed" is frequently followed by either the word 'with' or 'by'. In my opinion, this phrase most often has a meaning similar to either 'completely engrossed' or 'completely destroyed'.
"Utterly consumed" is frequently followed by either the word 'with' or 'by'. In my opinion, this phrase most often has a meaning similar to either 'completely engrossed' or 'completely destroyed'.
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Thank you Yankee..
Based on your answer..I can use this phrase to form the sentence below:
"The california wildfire had utterly consumed the homes of more than 3,000 families into ashes."
Based on your answer..I can use this phrase to form the sentence below:
"The california wildfire had utterly consumed the homes of more than 3,000 families into ashes."
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'[Turned] into ashes' = 'utterly consumed', so your sentence sounds odd. Use one or the other.
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Thank you Mister Micawber..
" The california wildfire had utterly consumed the homes of more than 3,000 families".
ok..how about this one: 2- The california wildfire had utterly turned the homes of more than 3,000 families into ahses.
" The california wildfire had utterly consumed the homes of more than 3,000 families".
ok..how about this one: 2- The california wildfire had utterly turned the homes of more than 3,000 families into ahses.
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You're more likely to see 'utterly consumed' used in a passive construction:
"The homes of more than 3,000 families were utterly consumed by the California wildfire".
Otherwise, the most likely usage of the word utterly is to modify an adjective:
- utterly ridiculous
- utterly amazing
- utterly impossible
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"The homes of more than 3,000 families were utterly consumed by the California wildfire".
Otherwise, the most likely usage of the word utterly is to modify an adjective:
- utterly ridiculous
- utterly amazing
- utterly impossible
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Yes Yes, : D I've got the whole picture now..
Thank you Mister and Yankee, this was truely utterly helpful.
Thank you Mister and Yankee, this was truely utterly helpful.
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