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backstab

/bak-stab/US // ˈbækˌstæb //

背刺,反击,背后捅刀子,背后捅一刀

Related Words

backbite背影,背面,背面的人betray叛变,出卖,背叛,叛离double-cross两面夹击,两面派,两面夹攻,双关slander诽谤,诋毁,毁谤,谗言smear涂抹,涂片,敷衍了事,抹黑sell down the river顺水推舟,顺流而下,顺河而下,顺势而为

Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    back·stabbed, back·stab·bing.

    • : to attempt to discredit by underhanded means, as innuendo, accusation, or the like.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbattack indirectly
Forms: backstabbed, backstabbing
Synonyms
backbite背影,背面,背面的人betray叛变,出卖,背叛,叛离double-cross两面夹击,两面派,两面夹攻,双关play judas扮演犹大,扮演审判员,扮演犹大的人,扮演犹大的角色sell down the river顺水推舟,顺流而下,顺河而下,顺势而为slander诽谤,诋毁,毁谤,谗言smear涂抹,涂片,敷衍了事,抹黑

Examples

  • They bicker and backstab and yell—and there is quite a bit of yelling.

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