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单词 witch-hunt
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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
witch-hunt n
  1. a rigorous campaign to round up or expose dissenters on the pretext of safeguarding the welfare of the public

ˈwitch-ˌhunting n , adj
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ˈwitch ˌhunt, n. [countable]
  1. an intense, often highly public effort to discover and expose someone who is thought to be disloyal or subversive usually on the basis of slight or doubtful evidence.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
witch hunt′, 
  1. an intensive effort to discover and expose disloyalty, subversion, dishonesty, or the like, usually based on slight, doubtful, or irrelevant evidence.
Also, witch-hunt′. 
  • 1925–30
witch hunt′er. 
witch-hunt′ing, n. 

witch-hunt  (wichhunt′),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  1. to subject to a witch hunt.
  • 1925–30

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