brickbat

n. 碎砖, 砖片, 侮辱

发音

UK /ˈbɹɪkbæt/
其它
US /ˈbɹɪkˌbæt/

词形变化

brickbats 复数 brickbats brickbats 三单 brickbatted brickbatting brickbatting 现在分词 brickbatted 过去式 brickbatted 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A piece of brick, rock, etc., especially when used as a weapon (for example, thrown or placed in a sock or other receptacle and used as a club).

  2. 2.

    A piece of (sharp) criticism or a (highly) uncomplimentary remark.

    比喻
v.
  1. 1.

    To attack (someone or something) by swinging or throwing brickbats (noun sense 1).

    及物
  2. 2.

    To assail (someone or something) with (sharp) criticism.

    比喻 及物

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

criticism fragment

词源

The noun is derived from brick + bat (“a bit, piece; specifically, part of a brick with one whole end”). The verb is derived from the noun.

来源：wiktionary