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France's most politically charged trial in years began Monday, pitting
President Nicolas Sarkozy against former Prime Minister Dominique de
Villepin, who is accused of plotting a smear campaign to topple his rival.
The DW-WORLD Article
http://newsletter.dw-world.de/ re?l=ew1ta7I44va89pI5
French Trial Over Smear Campaign
Pits Sarkozy Against Former Rival
President Nicolas Sarkozy against former Prime Minister Dominique de
Villepin, who is accused of plotting a smear campaign to topple his rival.
The DW-WORLD Article
http://newsletter.dw-world.de/
French Trial Over Smear Campaign
Pits Sarkozy Against Former Rival
Former Prime Minister de Villepin, on trial for an alleged smear campaign against Sarkozy, accused the French leader of abusing presidential powers to persecute him.
The mayor of Moscow gets the sack
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has dismissed Moscow’s mayor Yuri
Luzhov. This comes after the Kremlin-controlled media launched an
unprecedented smear campaign against the heavyweight politician who up
until recently was considered the third most powerful man in Russia.
get the sack
smear
n.
The mayor of Moscow gets the sack
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has dismissed Moscow’s mayor Yuri
Luzhov. This comes after the Kremlin-controlled media launched an
unprecedented smear campaign against the heavyweight politician who up
until recently was considered the third most powerful man in Russia.
get the sack
- Slang. Dismissal from employment: finally got the sack after a year of ineptitude.
smear
n.
- A mark made by smearing; a spot or blot.
- A substance to be spread on a surface.
- Biology. A sample, as of blood or bacterial cells, spread on a slide for microscopic examination or on the surface of a culture medium.
- Vilification or slander.
- A vilifying or slanderous remark.
[Middle English smeren, to anoint, from Old English smerian.]
campaign
n. - 戰役, 活動, 運動
v. intr. - 參加活動, 作戰, 從事活動
v. intr. - 參加活動, 作戰, 從事活動
idioms:
- whispering campaign 中傷デマ運動, 中傷
plan of campaign
smear
v., smeared, smear·ing, smears. v.tr.
- To spread or daub with a sticky, greasy, or dirty substance.
- To apply by spreading or daubing: smeared suntan lotion on my face and arms.
- To stain by or as if by spreading or daubing with a sticky, greasy, or dirty substance.
- To stain or attempt to destroy the reputation of; vilify: political enemies who smeared his name.
- Slang. To defeat utterly; smash.
To be or become stained or dirtied.
n.
- A mark made by smearing; a spot or blot.
- A substance to be spread on a surface.
- Biology. A sample, as of blood or bacterial cells, spread on a slide for microscopic examination or on the surface of a culture medium.
- Vilification or slander.
- A vilifying or slanderous remark.
[Middle English smeren, to anoint, from Old English smerian.]
smear
smɪə/
verb
- 1.coat or mark (something) messily or carelessly with a greasy or sticky substance.
"his face was smeared with dirt"
synonyms: streak, smudge, stain, mark, soil, dirty; More
- 2.damage the reputation of (someone) by false accusations; slander.
"someone was trying to smear her by faking letters"
Smear:大法官候选人是如何回应性侵指控的
AMY CHANG CHIEN
本周,又一名女性对美国最高法院大法官候选人卡瓦诺提出不当性行为的指控,称其在多年前的大学宿舍派对上对她露下体。卡瓦诺回应称,这是民主党人策划的抹黑行动。
每日一詞:SMEAR THE PIG WITH LIPSTICK
經濟放緩,中國官媒“給豬抹口紅”?
EMILY CHAN
經濟學家認為,當前中國官媒對經濟現狀的吹噓,是在“給豬抹口紅”。 Smear the pig with lipstick是一種修辭手法,用來傳達這樣一種信息:企圖掩蓋本質的表面功夫是徒勞的。
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