hatchet job

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˈhatchet ˌjob noun [countable] British English informal  CRITICIZEa newspaper article, television programme etc that criticizes someone severely and unfairly 〔在报纸上、电视节目中等的〕尖刻攻击，诋毁hatchet job on They were afraid I was going to do a hatchet job on them. 他们害怕我会在媒体上尖刻地抨击他们。

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hatchet job• He devotes several paragraphs to a hatchet job.

ˈhatchet ˌjob nounChineseSyllable  

article, a newspaper etc television Corpus that programme

hatchet job
ˈhatchet ˌjob noun [countable] British English informal
a newspaper article, television programme etc that criticizes someone severely and unfairly
    hatchet job on
    They were afraid I was going to do a hatchet job on them.

hatchet jobBrE /ˈhætʃɪt dʒɒb/ 🔊NAmE /ˈhætʃɪt dʒɑːb/ 🔊 noun [usually singular] ~ (on sb/sth) (informal) strong criticism that is often unfair and is intended to harm sb/sth 恶毒攻击；诽谤；诋毁◆The press did a very effective hatchet job on her last movie. 新闻界对她新近拍摄的电影大加诋毁。🔊🔊