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单词 breast-beating
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Definition of breast-beating in US English:

breast-beating

nounˈbrɛst ˌbitɪŋˈbrɛst ˌbitɪŋ
  • A loud, emotional expression of remorse.

    the breast-beating of American media commentators
    as modifier the breast-beating advocates of the people
    Example sentencesExamples
    • His innovations freed the stage from the breast-beating style adopted by too many of the lesser players.
    • By indulging in metaphorical breast-beating, he conveyed a smug sense that the country can do no wrong.
    • Broadcasters will find ways to cope, though between now and then there will be plenty of breast-beating and tantrums.
    • So there is much breast-beating in hospitals these days.
    • The writer's mischievousness is perfect for a story that's ‘not about breast-beating,’ she says, but ‘about fun.’
    • Her approach is light and luckily devoid of that ominous breast-beating cliché.
    • The editorials and breast-beating must look quaint and mystifying at the very least.
    • Despite more than a thousand books and endless breast-beating, no satisfactory account has yet appeared.
    • In the aftermath of a victory on Election Day, the breast-beating and halo-preening exercises have intensified.
    • They wanted a spectacle: breast-beating, remorse, tears if possible.
    • Expect plenty of breast-beating in the future from the press and civil rights advocates.
    • We attune ourselves to the beat of drums; gradually, we realise that it is the rhythm of ritual breast-beating.
    • If you read the pages of any Indian publication here, you might encounter a lot of breast-beating about apathy among Indians.
    • The singer phrases with eloquence, without degrading into Romantic breast-beating.
    • I'm always torn between believing his breast-beating woe and assuming it's just a ruse.
    • I appreciate anything which goes some way in countering the breast-beating of other hospital dramas.
    • Cultures vary wildly in the behaviors they deem appropriate at the death of a loved one, from breast-beating to acceptance.
    • First we had the breast-beating from countless outraged callers to radio phone-ins.
    • That breast-beating and everything, I mean, look where we are now.
    • Do you remember the breast-beating about attacks on that religious group?

Definition of breast-beating in US English:

breast-beating

nounˈbrɛst ˌbitɪŋ
  • A loud, emotional expression of remorse.

    the breast-beating of American media commentators
    as modifier the breast-beating advocates of the people
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In the aftermath of a victory on Election Day, the breast-beating and halo-preening exercises have intensified.
    • By indulging in metaphorical breast-beating, he conveyed a smug sense that the country can do no wrong.
    • Broadcasters will find ways to cope, though between now and then there will be plenty of breast-beating and tantrums.
    • The singer phrases with eloquence, without degrading into Romantic breast-beating.
    • Her approach is light and luckily devoid of that ominous breast-beating cliché.
    • That breast-beating and everything, I mean, look where we are now.
    • First we had the breast-beating from countless outraged callers to radio phone-ins.
    • I appreciate anything which goes some way in countering the breast-beating of other hospital dramas.
    • Cultures vary wildly in the behaviors they deem appropriate at the death of a loved one, from breast-beating to acceptance.
    • They wanted a spectacle: breast-beating, remorse, tears if possible.
    • Despite more than a thousand books and endless breast-beating, no satisfactory account has yet appeared.
    • Do you remember the breast-beating about attacks on that religious group?
    • I'm always torn between believing his breast-beating woe and assuming it's just a ruse.
    • So there is much breast-beating in hospitals these days.
    • We attune ourselves to the beat of drums; gradually, we realise that it is the rhythm of ritual breast-beating.
    • His innovations freed the stage from the breast-beating style adopted by too many of the lesser players.
    • The editorials and breast-beating must look quaint and mystifying at the very least.
    • If you read the pages of any Indian publication here, you might encounter a lot of breast-beating about apathy among Indians.
    • The writer's mischievousness is perfect for a story that's ‘not about breast-beating,’ she says, but ‘about fun.’
    • Expect plenty of breast-beating in the future from the press and civil rights advocates.
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