Word
badmouth
/ˈbædˌmaʊθ/
verb
说…的坏话；诋毁
核心释义
speak unfavorably about
- 1.
说...的坏话；贬低
speak unfavorably about
说...的坏话；贬低；说坏话
用法In use
She always badmouths her coworkers behind their backs.
用法提示：动词原形，表示习惯性行为。
He badmouthed the restaurant because the service was slow.
用法提示：动词过去式，描述过去的事件。
Stop badmouthing me just because I disagreed with you.
用法提示：动词现在分词，表示正在进行的动作。
badmouth sb/sth
badmouth 是及物动词，后面直接接被贬低的人或事物。
He badmouthed the company's new policy at the meeting.
他在会上贬低了公司的新政策。
badmouth sb to sb
to 后面接听你说坏话的人，不是被贬低的对象。
Don't badmouth your colleagues to the manager.
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语法说明Grammar Note
通常用于 badmouth someone/something
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