| 单词 | agonizing reappraisal |
| 释义 | > as lemmasagonizing reappraisal agonizing reappraisal n. a reassessment of a policy, position, etc., painfully enforced by a radical change of circumstances, or by a realization of what the existing circumstances really are (chiefly in political and journalistic use). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > evaluation, estimation, appraisal > [noun] > new > involving difficulty agonizing reappraisal1953 1953 J. F. Dulles Statement to North Atlantic Council 14 Dec. in N.Y. Times 15 Dec. 14/3 If..the European Defense Community should not be effective; if France and Germany remain apart... That would compel an agonizing reappraisal of basic United States policy. 1958 Star 9 Dec. As if in response to new directions from an agonising reappraisal in MCC's room at lunch, the scoring spurted as Cowdrey twice swung Benaud to the leg fence. 1999 U.S. News & World Rep. 8 Nov. 16/1 A week that began with Pat Buchanan and ended with Halloween may be looked back on as one of those unsettling moments when the name-brand candidates were forced to make some agonizing reappraisals. 2010 Washington Times (Nexis) 21 June b4 The deepest and longest recession since World War II is bound to produce an agonizing reappraisal of America's global commitments. < as lemmas |
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