| 单词 | scare tactic |
| 释义 | > as lemmasscare tactic scare tactic n. a stratagem or ruse which seeks to manipulate public reaction by the exploitation of fear; usually plural. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > [noun] > course adopted to achieve an end > other spec. root and branch reform1822 meat-axe1831 root and branch policy1837 third way1935 scare tactic1967 the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of terribleness > [noun] > one who or that which terrifies > terrorism > scare tactic scare tactic1967 1967 Punch 8 Nov. 719/1 This alleged address from Zinoviev, the President of the Comintern..left an Angst about Tory scare-tactics from which Transport House has never recovered. 1973 Black Panther 17 Mar. 8/1 (caption) Boxes of poisoned lettuce have had to be destroyed. This is no ‘scare tactic’, it is for real. 1976 Survey Summer 191 The slickers in the Pentagon are using their annual scare tactics in support of bigger budgets. < as lemmas |
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