| 词汇 | be an indictment of something |
| 释义 | be an indictment of somethingbe an indictment of something BAD BEHAVIOUR OR ACTIONSSHOW/BE A SIGN OFto be a very clear sign that a system, method etc is very bad or very wrong 是〔制度极不完善、方法极其错误等〕的明显征兆 The fact that these children cannot read is a damning indictment of our education system. 这些孩子不识字，这是对我们教育制度的强烈控诉。 Examples from the Corpus be an indictment of something• This list, by no means complete, is an indictment of a careless society.• Every adult illiterate... is an indictment of us all..• That in itself is an indictment of the Government.• The fact that, for the past four weeks, Ireland has barely been mentioned is an indictment of them all.• Steinbeck's novel "The Grapes of Wrath" was an indictment of agricultural labor relations. → be an indictment of something at indictment(1) |
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