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单词 brickbat
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brickbat

[ brik-bat ]
/ ˈbrɪkˌbæt /
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noun

a piece of broken brick, especially one used as a missile.
any rocklike missile.
an unkind or unfavorable remark; caustic criticism: The critics greeted the play with brickbats.

Origin of brickbat

First recorded in 1555–65; brick + bat1

Words nearby brickbat

bric-a-brac, Brice, bricht, brick, brick-and-mortar, brickbat, brick cheese, brickearth, Bricker operation, brickfield, brickie
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British Dictionary definitions for brickbat

brickbat
/ (ˈbrɪkˌbæt) /

noun

a piece of brick or similar material, esp one used as a weapon
blunt criticismthe critic threw several brickbats at the singer
Collins 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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