释义 |
Definition of breast-beating in US English: breast-beatingnounˈbrɛst 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-beatingnounˈbrɛst 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.
|