词汇 | tub-thumping |
释义 | tub-thumping adjective[ before noun ] informaldisapprovinguk /ˈtʌbˌθʌm.pɪŋ/ us /ˈtʌbˌθʌm.pɪŋ/ A tub-thumping style of speaking is forceful or violent: 慷慨激昂的;摇唇鼓舌的;大吹大擂的 a tub-thumping speech/campaigner慷慨激昂的演讲/大吹大擂的宣传者 Urging & persuading ambulance-chasing argumentation badger be/go on at someoneidiom blag blagger get (something) through (to someone) go on hortatory hustle incitation incitement jockey sucker sway uncoerced unconvinced unpersuaded unpersuasive unsalable Examples of tub-thumpingtub-thumping Instead of tub-thumping sermons from us, one gets decisions today. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 My last sentence may sound a little like tub-thumping, but it is meant from the bottom of my heart as opposed to the last speaker. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have heard some excellent speeches during the debate—they did not all consist of political tub-thumping—and a wide range of important points were made. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is no good making tub-thumping speeches as though employees will not have their interests best protected by worthy and responsible employers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 So often in the past the tub-thumping has simply been the prelude to a sell out. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This was again a tub-thumping, irresponsible and unconstructive speech, but, of course, that is what we were used to when he was in opposition. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It was good old tub-thumping and brought in as many personalities as possible. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Working people had little money to spend and tub-thumping public speakers pushing their social or political agendas provided a form of mass entertainment. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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