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英语单词“give a dog a bad name”的中文翻译、释义及用法解析

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单词 give a dog a bad name 释义

give a dog a bad name

idiomUKsayingsaid when someone has beenaccusedofbehavingbadlyin the past, with theresultthatpeopleexpectthem tobehavelike that in thefuture坏名声洗刷不掉
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Damaging reputation
  • anti-defamation
  • aspersion
  • besmirch
  • black mark
  • blacken
  • blot
  • demonize
  • dog
  • dragsomeone'sname through the mire/mudidiom
  • hurl/throw/sling mud atsomeoneidiom
  • impugn
  • poison
  • show someone in a bad lightidiom
  • slander
  • slanderer
  • slanderous
  • slanderously
  • smear
  • stab
  • stain
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(Definition ofgive a dog a bad namefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus? Cambridge University Press)
Examples from literature
  • Give a dog a bad name and it sticks.
  • Give a dog a bad name, you know.
  • They must confidently expect conduct from him of a high moral standard, and be careful at this early age to avoid the common fault of giving a dog a bad name.
  • This was a kindly way of putting the proverb about giving a dog a bad name, and Uncle Jacob's strongest quality was kindness—kindness and the cultivation of tulips.
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