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spread slander about sb
slander 此处为不可数名词，常用于 spread 后。
They spread slander about the new employee.
他们散布关于新员工的诽谤。
诽谤；中伤
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
诽谤；中伤
A false spoken statement that damages a person's reputation, or the act of making such a statement.
They spread slander about the new employee.
他们散布关于新员工的诽谤。
尤指口头诽谤，区别于书面诽谤（libel）。
虚假或未经证实的恶意陈述(口头非书面),尤指损害他人名誉的言论；发表此类言论的行为。
A false or unsupported, malicious statement (spoken, not written), especially one which is injurious to a person's reputation; the making of such a statement.
损害他人名誉的虚假言论
words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another
对他人品行或名声的攻击
an abusive attack on a person's character or good name
What he told everyone about me was pure slander, and I could prove every word false.
他对大家说的关于我的话纯属诽谤，而且我能证明每一个字都是假的。
She threatened to call her lawyer if he repeated that slander to anyone else.
如果他再把那句诽谤的话告诉别人，她就威胁要叫律师。
Slander often spreads faster than the truth, especially in a small community.
诽谤往往比真相传播得更快，尤其是在小社区里。
slander 此处为不可数名词，常用于 spread 后。
They spread slander about the new employee.
他们散布关于新员工的诽谤。
法律语境中表示“以诽谤罪起诉某人”。
The writer sued the newspaper for slander.
那位作家起诉报社诽谤。
此时 slander 为可数名词，指具体的诽谤性言论。
That comment was a slander on her character.
那句评论是对她品格的中伤。
accuse sb of 后接名词或动名词；slander 此处不可数。
They accused the reporter of slander.
他们指控那名记者诽谤。
Not this
The magazine was sued for slander after printing the false story.
Use this
The magazine was sued for libel after printing the false story.
Slander 指口头诽谤，libel 指书面或印刷的诽谤。句子说的是杂志刊登虚假报道，应使用 libel。
Not this
He said slander about me everywhere.
Use this
He spread slander about me everywhere.
slander 作名词时常与 spread、utter 等动词搭配，不说 say slander；中文“说坏话”容易导致这个搭配错误。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
散布诽谤；散播中伤言论
She accused her rivals of spreading slander about her.
她指责对手散布关于她的诽谤言论。
以诽谤罪起诉
He decided to sue for slander after the false allegation.
在这些虚假指控之后，他决定以诽谤罪起诉。
恶意诽谤；恶意中伤
The host's remarks were malicious slander.
主持人的言论是恶意的诽谤。
诽谤案件；诽谤案
The slander case was settled out of court.
这起诽谤案在庭外和解了。
诽谤行动；诽谤攻势
The candidate faced a slander campaign from his opponents.
这位候选人遭到对手的诽谤攻势。
诽谤的锋芒比利剑更锐利。
Shakespeare writes that slander can hurt more than a weapon.
莎士比亚写道，诽谤比武器更能伤人。
诽谤是一阵微风。
In the aria, a small slander starts as a whisper and becomes a public scandal.
在这首咏叹调里，小小的诽谤从耳语开始，最终变成公开丑闻。
Use slander naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 slander 拆成 s＋lander：'s'像一条蛇舌，吐出的恶意谎言（口头）狠狠咬伤他人名誉。
语域：formal 常见场景：法律语境、新闻报道、正式讨论 slander 通常用于法律或正式语境，指口头的虚假诽谤；在日常口语中较少出现，比较常见于书面或严肃讨论。
slander 作名词时，可数时指具体的诽谤性言论（复数 slanders），不可数时指诽谤行为。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.