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单词 brickbat
释义 brickbat
I. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: brick (I) + bat
1.
 a. : a fragment of a brick
 b. : something resembling such a fragment especially when used as a missile
2. : an uncomplimentary remark; especially : an insult or condemnation
 < it is my purpose in this article to begin with the brickbats and to end with the bouquets — Angus Wilson >
 < the religious weeklies and monthlies … began to throw brickbats at him — Van Wyck Brooks >
II. transitive verb
(brickbatted ; brickbatted ; brickbatting ; brickbats)
: to throw a brickbat at
 < a … politician whom he had brickbattedTime >
 < brickbatting certain Congressional patriots — New Yorker >
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