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brick·bat /ˈbrɪkbæt/ noun [countable] written a criticism of something 批评，谴责 The plan has drawn both brickbats and praise. 大家对这个计划褒贬不一。Examples from the Corpusbrickbat• We are successful, but success brings brickbats.• It keeps you going in life, especially with all the brickbats you get in politics.• And by the fourth issue of Oz the plaudits were beginning to outnumber the brickbats.• Swathes opened up in the crowds on either side as they saw the brickbats coming.• Then, the brickbats begin to fly.Origin brickbat (1600-1700) brickbat “piece of brick (as thrown at someone)” ((16-20 centuries)), from brick + bat “piece of brick” ((16-17 centuries))brick·bat nounChineseSyllable a criticism something of Corpus |