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detractor

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++de·trac·tor /dɪˈtræktə $ -ər/ noun [countable]  CRITICIZEsomeone who says bad things about someone or something, in order to make them seem less good than they really are 抨击者,贬低者 SYN criticsomebody’s detractors Even the president’s detractors admit that the decision was the right one. 连那些抨击总统的人也承认这项决定是正确的。
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detractorAnd detractors question whether the allegations have been motivated by a search for justice or a search for money.He warily gazed around at his detractors, fully aware that any slim camaraderie they shared was likely to smolder as well.Mannheim's relationism seemed to his detractors like a hollow promise, an attempt to have it both ways.As the most visible and voluble owner in the National Football League, Jones has more than his share of detractors.The detractors say they are relative newcomers who would have constituted a gamble.His approach has won keen admirers and vociferous detractors in the United States.
de·trac·tor nounChineseSyllable
says who things something, about someone or bad Corpus someone


detractor
detractor /dɪˈtræktə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
someone who says bad things about someone or something, in order to make them seem less good than they really are
   SYN  critic
    sb’s detractors
    Even the President’s detractors admit that the decision was the right one.


de·tract·orBrE /dɪˈtræktə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /dɪˈtræktər/ 🔊 noun [usually plural] (especially formal) a person who tries to make sb/sth seem less good or valuable by criticizing it 诋毁者;贬低者;恶意批评者