muckrake

n. 揭发丑闻 vi. 探听丑闻, 揭发丑闻

词形变化

muckrakes 复数 muckraked muckrakes 三单 muckrakes muckraking muckraking 现在分词 muckraked 过去式 muckraked 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A rake for scraping up dung.

v.
  1. 1.

    To search for and expose corruption or scandal, especially as a form of investigative journalism.

    不及物

词汇关系

动词

上位词 10

break reveal discover expose uncover disclose divulge unwrap bring out give away

词源

From muck + rake.

来源：wiktionary