单词 | brickbat |
释义 | brickbat (once / 15134 pages) n WORD FAMILY brickbat: brickbats USAGE EXAMPLESIf you know the brickbats will come one way or the other, you might as well do the right thing. Washington Post(Sep 25, 2016) Drunkenness, profanity as brickbats, ferreting out secrets and using them to wound — all were part of what in the play were called “fun and games.” Washington Post(Sep 16, 2016) In Mexico, his rougher edges seemed sanded down as he offered flattery and solicitousness in place of crudeness and brickbats. New York Times(Aug 31, 2016) 1n a fragment of brick used as a weapon Hyper fragment a piece broken off or cut off of something else 2n blunt criticism Hyper criticism, unfavorable judgment disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings |
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