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denounced

/dɪˈnaʊnst/· verb

环境/政治B2

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Chinese meaning

谴责；公开抨击

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环huán保bǎo团tuán体tǐ谴qiǎn责zé放fàng宽kuān卡kǎ车chē污wū染rǎn新xīn规guī

Example

The proposed changes have been celebrated by trucking groups and denounced by environmental groups.

这些拟议的改动受到卡车运输行业团体的欢迎,却遭到环保团体的谴责。

Source: NPR · 9 Jul 2026

Background ✎

特tè朗lǎng普pǔ政zhèng府fǔ领lǐng导dǎo的de环huán保bǎo署shǔ提tí议yì放fàng宽kuān拜bài登dēng时shí期qī重zhòng型xíng卡kǎ车chē污wū染rǎn排pái放fàng规guī定dìng,称chēng原yuán规guī定dìng“行xíng不bù通tōng“,引yǐn发fā行háng业yè与yǔ环huán保bǎo团tuán体tǐ两liǎng极jí反fǎn应yìng。

Roots · etymology

源自拉丁 de-(彻底)+ nuntiare(宣告、通报)

  • de-(彻底、向下)+ nounce(宣告,来自拉丁 nuntiare)

Collocations

  • denounce the plan / widely denounced / denounced as unworkable

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