below the belt

英 美
  • (拳击手)腰带以下部位地,犯规地;不公正地,不正当地
  • below prep.低于;在...下面adv.在下面;向下
  • belt n.腰带;带状物;地带;皮带vt.用皮带抽打;用带系上;用带标示vi.疾驰;大声歌唱
  • the art.那;这;这些;那些adv.(用于比较级前)更加;用于最高级前;(用于形容词、副词比较级前)越...越...
Adjective:
  1. disregarding the rules (from the notion of an illegal low blow in boxing);

    "her accusations were below the belt"

Adverb:
  1. in an unfair manner;

    "they dealt with him unfairly"
    "their accusations hit below the belt"

    1. Most people agreed that the newspaper was hitting below the belt when it tried to discredit the cabinet minister by detailing some of her childhood misdeeds.
      大多数人一致认为,如果报纸试图用该内阁大臣孩提时的某些不端行为使她信誉扫地的话,那么报纸就是玩弄卑鄙手段了。
    2. I thought his remarks were quite below the belt.
      我觉得他的话十分尖酸刻毒。

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