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
- : 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.
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