Word · Frequency #19294
tirade
长篇激烈的指责
a long angry speech that violently criticizes or denounces someone or something
- 1.
A long, angry or violent speech.
长篇愤怒或激烈的讲话。
- 2.
A section of verse concerning a single theme.
关于单一主题的一段诗。
长篇愤怒或激烈的讲话。；关于单一主题的一段诗。；激烈的长篇演说
In use
After the meeting, the manager went on a long tirade about the team's mistakes.
She couldn't ignore her neighbor's tirade against the noisy construction site.
His tirade at the dinner table made everyone uncomfortable.
a tirade against sb/sth
tirade 是可数名词，常用单数；against 后接被指责的对象。
The manager went on a long tirade against the new policy.
经理就新政策发表了长篇激烈的指责。
launch into a tirade
launch into 表示突然开始，常接长篇激烈的言论。
She launched into a tirade about the state of the office.
她突然开始对办公室的状况进行长篇激烈的指责。
a tirade of + noun
of 后常接 abuse、criticism 等抽象名词，表示指责的内容。
Connections
Collocations
- launch into a tirade
- 开始滔滔不绝地痛骂
- She launched into a tirade about the messy kitchen.她开始对凌乱的厨房滔滔不绝地痛骂。
- deliver a tirade
- 发表激烈的长篇指责
- The coach delivered a tirade after the team lost.球队失利后，教练发表了一通激烈的长篇指责。
- a tirade against
- 针对……的激烈抨击
- His speech was a tirade against the new policy.他的演讲是对新政策的激烈抨击。
- hurl a tirade at
- 对……破口大骂
- The customer hurled a tirade at the helpless clerk.那位顾客对不知所措的店员破口大骂。
- a drunken tirade
- 醉酒后的激烈谩骂
- He went home after a drunken tirade at the bar.他在酒吧里醉酒大闹一番后回家了。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 tirade 开头像 tire（使疲惫）——又长又激烈的指责演说，听得人疲惫不堪。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、news reporting、public speeches tirade 是比较正式的词，指长篇而激烈的批评或谴责；多用于书面语、新闻报道或正式演讲中，日常口语较少用，更常说 rant。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上词都以 -ade 结尾，末音节读 /eɪd/，且重音多在末音节（parade、crusade、brigade、escapade、masquerade、serenade），它们彼此押韵。注意 tirade 按给定音标读 /ˈtaɪreɪd/，重音在首音节，因此虽然拼写相似，与这些词并不构成严格押韵。另注意 comrade 的读音特例，可读 /ˈkɒmreɪd/ 或 /ˈkɑːmræd/，其中美式常读 /ˈkɑːmræd/，-ade 不读 /eɪd/。
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