tirade

Definitions

From Italian tirata, 'a pulling, a volley,' from tirare (to pull) — the same 'pull' root. A tirade is a speech 'drawn out' at angry length: a long, taut stream of denunciation fired off in one go.

Common Collocations

• 1.launch into a tirade发起猛烈抨击
• 2.angry tirade愤怒的长篇谴责
• 3.tirade against对……的痛斥
• 4.long tirade长篇斥责

Example Sentences

• 1.

  He launched into a tirade against the new policy.

• 2.

  Her tirade lasted ten minutes and silenced the room.