beat-up

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An artificially or disingenuously manufactured outcry, usually in the media. Australia,New-Zealand
    — 2009, Natasha Robinson, 'James Packer book outrage a beat-up, says Paul Barry', The Australian, Business section “It has been suggested that this is a vicious book, a poisonous book, that it's a disgrace to have written it,” Mr Barry said at today's book launch. “That's a total beat-up."
形容词 adj.
  1. Worn out by overuse; in a state of disrepair informal

词形变化

more beat-up comparative most beat-up superlative beat-ups plural

词源

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English beat updeverb.
English beat-up
Deverbal from beat up.
词源 2
Etymology tree
English beat updeverb.
English beat-up
Deverbal from beat up.
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