Witch-hunt
n. 对行巫者的搜捕
📖 牛津释义
witch-hunt
n
(a) search to find and destroy people thought to be witches 搜捕女巫.
(b) (fig usu derog 比喻, 通常作贬义) investigation made in order to persecute people who hold unorthodox or unpopular views 为迫害持非正统观点者而进行的调查
The crusade for sexual morality is turning into a witch-hunt. 捍卫性道德的运动正在转化成对持异议人士的迫害.
🧩 词语组成解析
witch
[witʃ]
n. 女巫，巫婆;<贬>讨人嫌的丑女人;迫害的对象;
vt. 施巫术;
hunt
[hʌnt]
vt.& vi. 打猎;猎取;
vt. 打猎;追捕，猎杀;在…处狩猎;搜索;
vi. 追逐猎物;寻找;前后摆动;积极地寻找;
n. 打猎;狩猎旅行;参加狩猎旅行的人;
🗣️ 情景例句
No. No train. Just the dress.
不 ，不加裙摆。就是这样连身套装。
God! It's a hard stuff.
唔！这家伙是个硬骨头。
This increases the expense of government,
这样一来就增加了政府的开支，