► 名詞
マスコミ [ますこみ] meaning: media rank: 3
☆ 事件はマスコミに大々的に取り上げられた ⇨ The case has attracted a lot of attention from the media (☛ From “mass communication”. Used less recently and replaced by “メディア”)
More examples:
- マスコミは政府の責任を追及した ⇨ The media went after the government’s responsibility, handling of the matter
- マスコミは首相が辞任したと報じた ⇨ The media reported the prime minister had resigned
- 彼はのらりくらりとマスコミの追求をかわした ⇨ He shrewdly danced around the questions from the media
- 政府はマスコミに叩かれた ⇨ The government got beat/heavily criticized by the media
- 彼は事件はマスコミが演出したものだと主張した ⇨ He argued that the incident was staged by the media
- 彼はマスコミの非難を浴びた ⇨ He received heavy criticism from the media
- マスコミは首相が辞任したと速報した ⇨ The media broke the news that the prime minister had resigned
- マスコミは彼女を追い回している ⇨ The media is chasing her around, hounding her
- 政治家は疑惑はマスコミがでっち上げた話だと主張した ⇨ The politician insisted the accusation was all made up by the media
- 原告の弁護士は控訴するとマスコミに語った ⇨ The attorney of the plaintiff told the media they would appeal
- マスコミは大衆に迎合している ⇨ The media is pandering to the mass
- マスコミは彼の一挙手一投足を見つめている ⇨ The media is watching his every move
- マスコミは彼のことを褒めちぎっている ⇨ The media is showing him with praises
- マスコミは政府の対応を非難した ⇨ The media severely criticizes the government’s response
- マスコミは経済について政府を叩いた ⇨ The media beat up on, criticized, the government for the economy