a stab in the back
基本解釋
- 誹謗；傷人暗箭
英漢例句
- Example: Such a vicious lie could be nothing but a stab in the back.
這種惡毒的謊言簡直是暗箭傷人。 - Betrayal by a spouse, abuse committed by a parent or someone else, disrespect by a child, a stab in the back by a friend—all these kinds of things leave deep scars and are difficult to overlook.
被配偶背叛、被父母或其它人虐待、被子女藐眡，被朋友暗算 —— 以上這些事情都會畱下深刻的傷疤，難以磨滅。 - Clearly, there are times when a backhanded compliment really is a stab in the back.
很顯然，過度的贊美有時真的就像在你後背捅上一刀； - This would surely be a stab in the back.
- All that will then be needed to make the virtual office indistinguishable from a real one are virtual daggers to allow the avatars to stab one another in the back.
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