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词汇 jeremiad
释义 jeremiad
noun[ C ]
 formaluk /ˌdʒer.ɪˈmaɪ.æd/ us /ˌdʒer.əˈmaɪ.æd/
a long list of complaints or problems: 哀诉,悲叹
The critic delivers regular jeremiads against the contemporary art world.这位评论家定期发表对当代艺术界的哀叹。
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Examples of jeremiad


jeremiad
At the same time as it diagnosed delinquency, therefore, the jeremiad professed optimism and faith.
On the one hand, we are accused of uttering jeremiads; on the other hand, of preaching smooth doctrines.
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I maintain that, despite some aspects of jeremiad identified in the debate, we have much to be proud of in our universities.
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I do not want to indulge in any way in an unnecessary jeremiad but merely to give a warning.
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They seem to revel in their gloomy jeremiads and cling to their extravagant projections.
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These jeremiads, even upon the professorial level, are very dangerous.
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That reform was accompanied by jeremiads as to what would happen.
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In the long, pessimistic jeremiad to which he has given utterance he must have failed to see the implication of his speech.
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We simply have here a prophecy and jeremiad that unemployment is bound to happen.
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His jeremiad earlier this afternoon showed how completely he misjudges the mood and strength of feeling of the trade union movement and trade unionists on this issue.
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Generally, the term "jeremiad" is applied to moralistic texts that denounce a society for its wickedness, and prophesy its downfall.
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