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backstabbing

背后捅刀子,背信弃义,背后捅娄子,背叛

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : actions or remarks that are treacherous and likely to cause harm to a person, esp a friend or colleague

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbattack indirectly
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

  • Their relationship was messy and sordid and full of lies and jealousy and betrayal and backstabbing.

  • This kind of backstabbing should have gone to its grave with Hoover 40 years ago.

  • The ones that survive are those who are ruthless, backstabbing businessmen—Goldman Sachs with guns.

  • The text, however, was just the beginning of his backstabbing.

  • A climatic narrative that encompasses the backstabbing politics of Washington, D.C., with the thrill of international espionage.

  • The result was a sense of betrayal and backstabbing exploited by the corporal-Fuhrer Hitler.

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