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Outspoken Critic Boss People School Board 英 Aʊt'spəʊkən] 美

英语单词 outspoken
英美音标 英 [aʊt'spəʊkən] 美 [aʊt'spoʊkən]
中文释义 adj.直言无讳的;坦率的
动词outspeak的过去分词.
英语例句 (1) He is an outspoken critic of the government.
(2) His outspoken remarks made him an easy target for the opposition.
(3) Uncle Frank is an outspoken man.
(4) My boss is an outspoken critic of my ideas.
中文例句 (1) 他是一个直言批评政府的人。
(2) 他那番直言不讳的言语使他成了反对派的主要抨击对象。
(3) 弗朗克叔叔是个坦率的人。
(4) 我的上司总是对我的想法进行坦率的评论。
vocabulary简明 If you often freely speak your mind, people may say that you are outspoken. How people view that particular trait in you, however, will depend on whether they agree with what you have to say or not!
vocabulary扩展 Use the adjective outspoken to describe someone candid and blunt, one who is direct in manner or speech. If you are an outspoken advocate for arts education in schools, you probably attend lots of school board and community meetings trying to ensure that the board does not cut music and drama from the school curriculum. If you are an outspoken critic of the way your boss does his job, you may not have yours much longer!
柯林斯解释
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]坦率的;直言不讳的 Someone who is outspoken gives their opinions about things openly and honestly, even if they are likely to shock or offend people.
  • Some church leaders have been outspoken in their support for political reform in Kenya...

    一些教会领袖明确表示支持肯尼亚的政治改革。

  • He was an outspoken critic of apartheid.

    他公开抨击种族隔离制度。

  • ...his outspoken criticism of the prime minister.

    他对首相直言不讳的批评

outspokenness
  • His outspokenness has ensured that he has at least one senior enemy within the BBC hierarchy.

    他的坦率直言已经使得他和英国广播公司内部的至少一位高层树了敌。

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