| 单词 | whispering campaign |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswhispering campaign whispering campaign n. a systematic circulation of rumours, esp. in order to denigrate someone or something (originally in U.S. Politics). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > slander or calumny > [noun] > spreading scandal noising1422 scandal monging1801 scandal-mongery1838 scandal-mongering1865 whispering campaign1920 1920 Nation (N.Y.) 10 Nov. 517/1 The scandalous underhandedness of the whispering campaign of the Democrats..only prove[s] the spuriousness of all their protestations of belief in equal rights for black and white. 1949 ‘R. West’ Meaning of Treason i. vi. 118 A whispering campaign designed to weaken public confidence. 1962 D. Lessing Golden Notebk. i. 139 He was desperately depressed—a whispering campaign around the party and near-party circles, that he was and had been ‘A capitalist spy’. 1978 D. Bloodworth Crosstalk viii. 69 The Chinese have been mounting a whispering campaign against the Soviet Union, quite distinct from their overt anti-Soviet propaganda. < as lemmas |
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