/?d?m.??/A damningreport,judgment,remark, etc. thatincludesa lot ofcriticismorshowsclearlythat someone iswrong,guilty, or hasbehavedverybadly:(报告、调查结果、评论等)毫不留情的,谴责的;(证据)确凿的He made somefairlydamningremarksabout the government'srefusaltodealwith theproblem.他相当尖锐地谴责政府在这个问题上袖手旁观的立场。The two men wereconvictedon someextremelydamningevidence.那两个人因犯罪证据确凿而被定罪。SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesCritical & uncomplimentary
acidulous
astringency
astringently
barbed
be all very wellidiom
censorious
deprecating
derogatory
disapproving
pejorative
pointed
self-criticism
self-damning
shade
snark
snidely
snideness
sniffy
tar
throw shadeidiom
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