gay-bashing noun[ U ] informaldisapprovinguk /ˈɡeɪˌbæʃ.ɪŋ/ us /ˈɡeɪˌbæʃ.ɪŋ/ violence intentionally directed at gay people: 对男同性恋者的欺凌 He thought he'd be safe from gay-bashing once he reached senior high school.他觉得一旦自己上了高中,就不会受到反同性恋者的欺凌。 Homosexuals were being targeted by gay-bashing gangs.同性恋者成为针对同性恋者的暴力团伙的目标。 See
gay-basher He committed suicide after suffering a gay-bashing attack. The government needs to toughen its policies against gay-bashing. There are still countries where gay-bashing or other abuse is tolerated or officially sanctioned. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Violent or aggressive abusively aggressive aggressively aggressiveness aggro ferociously ferocity fierce fierceness fighting words proactive aggression pugnacious pugnaciously pugnacity punky vicious viciously viciousness violence warlike |