| 单词 | spin doctor |
| 释义 | spin doctorSEE SYNONYMS FOR spin doctor ON THESAURUS.COM nounSlang. a press agent skilled at spin control. Also called spinmeister . Origin of spin doctorFirst recorded in 1985–1990 Words nearby spin doctorspindleshanks, spindle side, spindle tree, spindling, spindly, spin doctor, spindrift, spin-dry, spin-dryer, spine, spinebash Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for spin doctorspin doctor nouninformal a person who provides a favourable slant to an item of news, potentially unpopular policy, etc, esp on behalf of a political personality or party Word Origin for spin doctorC20: from the spin given to a ball in various sports to make it go in the desired direction Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with spin doctorspin doctor An individual charged with getting others to interpret a statement or event from a particular viewpoint, as in Charlie is the governor's spin doctor. This term, born about 1980 along with spin control, uses doctor in the colloquial sense of “one who repairs something.” The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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