单词 | muckrake |
释义 | muck·rake I. intransitive verb < a politician that muckrakes at every opportunity > : dig up scandal < would enjoy himself if he could muckrake in his own backyard — Reginald Reynolds > transitive verb 1. < muckraked his rivals with great relish > 2. < muckrakes his subject with pious zeal — Time > II. 1. a. < jeered at me and my colleagues of the muckrake — Lincoln Steffens > < such a bold defender of the people, if it be necessary, will use the much dreaded muckrake — A.M.Grussi > b. < will publish his newest muckrake later this year > 2. < a confirmed holier-than-thou muckrake > |
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