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单词 backbiter
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
back•bite /ˈbækˌbaɪt/USA pronunciation   v., -bit, -bit•ten or (Informal ) -bit;
-bit•ing. 
  1. to attack the character of (a person who is not present);
    slander: [ ~ + obj ]:always backbiting me to my friends.[no obj]:backbiting and gossiping.
back•bit•er, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
back•bite  (bak′bīt′),USA pronunciation v., -bit, -bit•ten or (Informal) -bit;
-bit•ing. 
v.t. 
  1. to attack the character or reputation of (a person who is not present).

v.i. 
  1. to speak unfavorably or slanderously of a person who is not present.
  • 1125–75; Middle English; see back1, bite
back′bit′er, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged belittle, disparage, deprecate; slander, libel, defame.
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