bearbaiting

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A blood sport in which dogs are set upon a chained bear countable,uncountable
    — But bearbaiting, then a favourite diversion of high and low, was the abomination which most strongly stirred the wrath of the austere sectaries.
  2. A bloodthirsty free for all. countable,figuratively,uncountable
    — All of these pivoted on the larger Problems: Not only how the press should discuss sexual morality of public officials but whether this ever should be a measure of fitness for public office; not only how the local press will allow its judgment to be pre-empted or conditioned by the Washington press, but also how news judgments, always contagious, can degenerate into bear baiting.
动词 v.
  1. present participle and gerund of bearbait form-of,gerund,participle,present

词形变化

bearbaitings plural bear-baiting alternative bear baiting alternative bear-baiting alternative bear baiting alternative

词汇关系

相关词
poke the bear

词源

词源 1
From Middle English bere baityng; equivalent to bear + baiting or bearbait + -ing.
词源 2
From Middle English bere baityng; equivalent to bear + baiting or bearbait + -ing.
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