witch-hunt

短语

n. 对行巫者的搜捕

发音

US
UK /ˈwɪtʃhʌnt/

词形变化

witch-hunts 复数 witch-hunted witch-hunts 三单 witch-hunting 现在分词 witch-hunted 过去式 witch-hunted 过去分词

别名

witchhunt

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A search for people believed to be using sorcery or harmful magic, typically in order to persecute or punish them.

    猎巫

    猎女巫

    历史
  2. 2.

    An attempt to find and punish or harass a group of people perceived as a threat, usually on ideological or political grounds.

    政治迫害

    引申义
  3. 3.

    A public or political campaign or investigation which smears a person or group.

    引申义

    The media is really on a witch-hunt against me. False reporting, and plenty of it - but we will prevail!

v.
  1. 1.

    To perform a witch-hunt.

    非正式

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

harassment molestation

下位词 1

McCarthyism

词源

From witch + hunt.

来源：wiktionary