backstairs

英['bæksteəz] 美['bæksterz]
  • adj. 秘密的;不正当的
  • n. 后面楼梯;密谋手段
backstair
Noun:
  1. a second staircase at the rear of a building

Adjective:
  1. secret and sly or sordid;

    "backstairs gossip"
    "his low backstairs cunning"
    "backstairs intimacies"
    "furtive behavior"

1. backstairs deals between politicians
政客之间的幕后交易

来自《权威词典》

2. Some of us backstairs crowd thought he was callous about Missy.
我们当中的一些仆人认为,他对米丝太无情.

来自辞典例句

3. He has got the post, but he got it by backstairs influence.
他得到了那个职位, 但他是用不正当的手段得到的.

来自互联网

4. They padded down the backstairs.
他们沿着后面楼梯走下来.

来自互联网

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. He met the congressmen in secret to exert backstairs influence.
      他秘密会见了议员,暗中对他施加影响。
    2. He has got the post, but he got it by backstairs influence.
      他得到了那个职位,但他是用不正当的手段得到的。
    用作名词 (n.)
    1. They padded down the backstairs.
      他们沿着后面楼梯走下来。

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