bad-mouth
bad-mouth — 動詞
- bad-mouthpresent simple I / you / we / they
- bad-mouthshe / she / it
- bad-mouthedpast simple
- bad-mouthing-ing form
1. to say critical or unkind things about a person or group when they are not prese
說壞話；批評
在背後說人壞話或惡意批評
to say critical or unkind things about a person or group when they are not present, often in a way that is unfair or exaggerated
Shirin refused to bad-mouth her former boss during the job interview.
Shirin 在求職面試時拒絕說前任老闆的壞話。
negative pattern: refuse to bad-mouth [someone]
The coach warned the players not to bad-mouth their teammates to the press.
教練警告球員們不要向媒體說隊友的壞話。
infinitive pattern: warn + not to + bad-mouth [someone]
Ryo's colleagues often bad-mouth him behind his back, which he finds hurtful.
Ryo 的同事常在他背後說他壞話，這讓他很難過。
collocation: bad-mouth [someone] behind [their] back
Abigail spent the whole afternoon bad-mouthing the new policy to anyone who would listen.
Abigail 花了一整個下午向每個願意聽的人抱怨新政策。
gerund pattern: spend [time] bad-mouthing [something]
Tariq never bad-mouths his rivals, even when they play dirty against him.
Tariq 從不說對手的壞話，即使對方對他出陰招。
- bad-mouth [someone] behind [their] back
- bad-mouth [someone] to [someone else]
- constantly/repeatedly/always bad-mouth
- never bad-mouth
- stop bad-mouthing
- speak ill of
more formal and slightly old-fashioned; less direct than bad-mouth
- run down
same informal register; often implies persistent, unfair criticism
- disparage
formal register; focuses on belittling the value or worth of someone
- trash-talk
very informal, especially in sports or competition contexts
- praise
general opposite; express approval rather than criticism
- compliment
specific positive statement, the opposite of bad-mouthing
- speak well of
directly opposite construction; to say good things about someone
文法句型
bad-mouth + noun phrase (person or group)
用法筆記
Informal register; the object is usually a person or group that is not present. The gerund form (bad-mouthing) is common after prepositions and in continuous tenses.
常見錯誤
同根字
- bad-mouthing名詞B2
- bad-mouthed形容詞C1
常見搭配
名詞搭配
常用片語
- behind someone's back
- to anyone who will listen