单词 | to put a positive spin on |
释义 | > as lemmasto put a positive (negative, etc.) spin on figurative. A bias or slant on information, intended to create a favourable impression when it is presented to the public; an interpretation or viewpoint. Frequently in to put a positive (negative, etc.) spin on. colloquial (chiefly U.S. Politics). ΚΠ 1977 Washington Post 20 Mar. Pertschuk is accused of..being too ardent a consumer advocate, of ‘lobbying’members of the committee on behalf of things he thinks are good, of putting his own philosophical ‘spin’ on options. 1978 Guardian Weekly 22 Jan. 18/1 The CIA can be an excellent source [of information], though, like every other, its offerings must be weighed for factuality and spin. 1979 Washington Post 15 Mar. a17/2 American spokesman Jody Powell gave a press briefing and put a negative spin on the talks. 1980 N.Y. Times 7 Sept. i. 35/1 President Carter's chief economist..tried to put a positive spin on what has generally been perceived as a dismal economic picture. 1984 USA Today 6 Apr. 3 d/1 New England Monthly is resolutely Yankee in its subject matter, with a spin that suggests it is for and by that generation we've been hearing so much about lately. 1989 Independent 1 June 9 None of the ‘collies’ believes Mr Baker. In the American political vernacular, he is trying to put a ‘spin’ on the Bush triumph. < as lemmas |
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