breastbeating
noun[U]
(alsobreast-beating)uk/ˈbrest.biː.tɪŋ/us/ˈbrest.biː.t̬ɪŋ/actionsthat show in anobviousorpublicway howsadorguiltyyoufeel:
捶胸顿足（以表示悲哀或内疚的程度）Some Britishpublicfigureshaveindulgedin breastbeating aboutcolonialism.一些英国公众人物肆意显露自己对殖民主义的愧疚。
Showing and demonstrating
- act out
- attest
- bespeak
- betray
- bring
- bringsomethingforward
- define
- demonstrative
- flaunt
- glimmer
- indicate
- point (something/someone) out
- point the wayidiom
- point to/towardssomething
- probatory
- produce
- prove
- speak
- wear
- whiff
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