| 单词 | muckrake |
| 释义 | muckrake[ muhk-reyk ] / ˈmʌkˌreɪk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR muckrake ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object), muck·raked, muck·rak·ing.to search for and expose real or alleged corruption, scandal, or the like, especially in politics. Origin of muckrakeFirst recorded in 1675–85; obsolete muck rake “a rake for piling up muck or dung.” The modern sense was first recorded in 1850–55. See muck, rake1 OTHER WORDS FROM muckrakemuckraker, nounWords nearby muckrakemuck in, mucking, muckland, muckle, muckluck, muckrake, muckrakers, mucksweat, muck-up, muck-up day, muckworm Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for muckrake
British Dictionary definitions for muckrakemuckrake / (ˈmʌkˌreɪk) / nounan agricultural rake for spreading manure verb(intr) to seek out and expose scandal, esp concerning public figures Derived forms of muckrakemuckraker, nounmuckraking, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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