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单词 below the belt
释义

below the belt

idiominformal
If aremarkis below thebelt, it is veryinsultingandunfair.
暗箭伤人的；不公正的
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  • harshly
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(Definition ofbelow the beltfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
Examples from literature
  • If my hair was as simple a matter as yours—" this hit at his unprotected pate seemed rather a blow below the belt—"there would be no difficulty.
  • It was mean of Rosalind to hit below the belt like that, when she knew that she was safe.
  • The press inspired by Senator Winter had begun to strike below the belt.
  • We say a person has "hit below the belt" if we think he has done or said something unfair in an argument or quarrel.
  • Willie has handed me several little blows below the belt that I don't like.
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