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She always badmouths her colleagues behind their backs.
她总是在背后说同事的坏话。
公开或私下说某人的坏话,贬低或诽谤
He was badmouthing his boss to anyone who would listen.
他对任何愿意听的人都说老板的坏话。
Stop badmouthing your friends just because they disagreed with you.
别因为朋友不同意你的意见就到处说他们坏话。
通常用于非正式场合,指故意贬低他人。
注意 'badmouth' 是贬义词,不能用于褒义场合。例如: ❌ "She badmouthed her friend for being kind." ✅ "She praised her friend for being kind."
主动语态:"He badmouthed his coworker." 被动语态:"The coworker was badmouthed by him." 注意被动语态更常见,强调受害者。
复合词,由形容词 'bad'(坏的)和名词 'mouth'(嘴巴)组成,字面意思为"用坏的嘴巴说话"。起源于20世纪初的美国俚语,强调通过言语攻击他人。
1. 多用于口语或非正式场合,书面语中较少使用。 2. 通常带有贬义,指故意诋毁他人。 3. 可用于被动语态(e.g., "He was badmouthed by his rivals")。