CRITICIZEproving or showing that someone has done something very bad or wrong 证明某人作恶的;提供罪证的
damning evidence of her treachery
她背叛的确凿证据
a damning report
谴责性的报告
Examples from the Corpus
damning• The council's findings must be quite damning, because it refuses to tell anyone what they are.• It was the subject of a damningdocumentary.• The most damningevidence against the gang was four secretly recorded conversations.• He thoroughly searched the house and came up with some startling and damning evidence.• The most damning fact of all is that Seb had been drinking.• a damning report on collegeathletics• His expression was bland, and he obviously had no intention of filling the damningsilence.