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tirade

/tahy-reyd, tahy-reyd/US // ˈtaɪ reɪd, taɪˈreɪd //UK // (taɪˈreɪd) //

咆哮声,谩骂声,谩骂,咆哮

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation: a tirade against smoking.
    • : a long, vehement speech: a tirade in the Senate.
    • : a passage dealing with a single theme or idea, as in poetry: the stately tirades of Corneille.

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Examples

  • He later shared footage of his tirade in a tweet that was retweeted more than 16,000 times within several hours.

  • The tirade lasted several minutes, these people said, and two other writers had to calm Mehta down.

  • Other callers insulted Dearing’s staff members, subjecting them to long, curse-filled tirades, he said.

  • Kaufman returns after the break to deliver an expletive-ridden tirade against Lawler.

  • Did Geert Wilders, the famously xenophobic Dutch politician, crib from the Nazis for his latest anti-immigrant tirade?

  • In December, he unleashed a tirade against them, saying they had “lost all credibility.”

  • [] A Truly Epic Tirade On this particular morning, respected newsman Bill Bonds must not have eaten his Wheaties.

  • In response to allegations of sexual harassment, Ford went off on yet another explicit tirade.

  • In spite of her tirade, he had a feeling that it didn't matter, that she must bluster in her tiny teacup if she wanted to do so.

  • Mr. Brandon fired off a tirade of reproaches at me, and said he was glad to see I had turned white.

  • Mrs. Fane put out her hand to stop Michael's flowing tirade, but he paid no attention, talking away less to her than to himself.

  • I know you are a lady and I am not,' said Sarah, and then stopped, breathless from her tirade.

  • In Grundtvig, the taunting degenerates into a scurrilous tirade.