di·a·tribe /ˈdaɪətraɪb/ noun [countableC] formal CRITICIZEa long speech or piece of writing that criticizes someone or something very severely 长篇抨击，檄文diatribe against a diatribe against contemporary American civilization 对当代美国文明的猛烈抨击
diatribe• I read message after message spouting racist doctrines, discriminatory diatribes and personal attacks.• And judging by the prodigious pile of diatribes posted in the last year, a lot of folks are taking advantage.• They substitute character attack and personal diatribe for principled debate and discussion of the issues.• Merton has a previously undreamed of knack of the one-minute, long-winded trainspotter diatribe.