Yewtree

动词 v. 形容词 adj. 专有名词

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To investigate historic sexual offences as part of Operation Yewtree, or otherwise reveal or allege someone (especially a celebrity active in the 1970s and 1980s) to be a paedophile or abuser. UK,slang
    — Having been born in the late 80s, I remember Saturday night TV through a child’s eyes. Unfortunately, most of the people who were on it have now either died, been Yewtreed, or gone nuts.
形容词 adj.
  1. A paedophile, specifically one revealed by Operation Yewtree or a similar investigation. UK,slang
专有名词
  1. Operation Yewtree

词形变化

Yewtrees present,singular,third-person Yewtreeing participle,present Yewtreed participle,past Yewtreed past more Yewtree comparative most Yewtree superlative

词源

词源 1
From Operation Yewtree, an investigation by British police forces into historic sex offences primarily linked to Jimmy Saville. The name Yewtree (from yew tree) was randomly selected from a list of neutral terms.
词源 2
From Operation Yewtree, an investigation by British police forces into historic sex offences primarily linked to Jimmy Saville. The name Yewtree (from yew tree) was randomly selected from a list of neutral terms.
词源 3
From Operation Yewtree, an investigation by British police forces into historic sex offences primarily linked to Jimmy Saville. The name Yewtree (from yew tree) was randomly selected from a list of neutral terms.
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