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backhander

/bak-han-der/US // ˈbækˌhæn dər //UK // (ˈbækˌhændə) //

反击,反击手,反击者,反击术

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a backhanded slap, punch, stroke, or play.
    • : British Slang. a drink served out of turn to a guest as a bottle or decanter is passed around the table during dessert.a bribe.

Examples

  • But no vibration of any such impatience was in Merivales voice, and in his words there was no backhander to answer it.

  • He administered a backhander to Elgood as he spoke, and the next minute Charlie, roused beyond all bearing, had knocked him down.

  • A few blows of scorn might suffice—a backhander across the snout, a few swishes with a stick, a kick behind when he turned.

  • He ended a string of abuse by a vicious backhander, which I failed to entirely avoid.