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bad-mouth
verb[ T ]
informal(alsobadmouth)uk /ˈbæd.maʊθ/ us /ˈbæd.maʊθ/
to say bad things about someone to other people: 苛刻地批评
Her co-workers bad-mouthed her to her boss.
You'll never hear him badmouthing an opponent.
You can promote your own qualities in a positive way without bad-mouthing others.
This woman is running around badmouthing a very successful scheme.
Instead of bad-mouthing those who do well, we should congratulate them for their achievements.
He is understood to be privately furious at the way he has been bad-mouthed.
In private party members are badmouthing their leader.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Disapproving & criticizing
anathematize
animadversion
aspersion
aw
backbite
barrel
bash
belabour
boo
disapprobation
excoriate
knocker
let someone have both barrelsidiom
low blow
mordacious
mordancy
nitpicker
pile
slam
union-basher
bad-mouth | American Dictionary
bad-mouth
verb[ T ]
esp. disapprovingus/ˈbæd·mɑʊθ, -mɑʊð/
to make criticisms about someone or something:
Why are you always bad-mouthing the medical profession?
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