backhanded

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  • adj.【体】(网球等)反手击球的；【书】左斜的；间接的；转弯抹角的
  • adv.以反手
  • Web反手拍击的；反手的；以反手地

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backhanded
adj.
1.
间接的；拐弯抹角的；有言外之意的having a meaning that is not directly or clearly expressed, or that is not intended
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a backhanded compliment
隐含讥讽的恭维a remark that seems to express admiration but could also be understood as an insult

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Definition:
AllAll,反手击球的反手击球的,左斜的左斜的,间接的间接的,转弯抹角的转弯抹角的,以反手以反手,反手拍击的反手拍击的,反手的反手的,以反手地以反手地
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1.
He took a single short step, and brought the wrench around in a vicious backhanded blow to the dead man's head.
他踏前一小步，扳手在空中画过一个圆弧，反手狠狠地砸在了僵尸的头上。
tā tà qián yī xiǎo bù , bān shou zài kōng zhōng huà guò yī gè yuán hú , fǎn shǒu hěn hěn de zá zài le jiāng shī de tóu shàng 。
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2.
He HAD this way of smiling at me, this way of tossing a backhanded compliment, letting me know he was proud of me and my achievements.
他有一种习惯的姿势，向我微笑，说一些拐弯抹角的赞扬话，让我知道，他为我和我的成绩感到骄傲。
tā yǒu yī zhǒng xí guàn de zī shì , xiàng wǒ wēi xiào , shuō yì xiē guǎi wān mò jiǎo de zàn yáng huà , ràng wǒ zhī dào , tā wèi wǒ hé wǒ de chéng jì gǎn dào jiāo ào 。
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3.
It was a very backhanded compliment, suggesting once again that the former Barcelona star is lazy and does not have the right attitude.
这是一个巨大的讽刺，再次证明了罗纳尔迪尼奥并没有正确的比赛态度，他太懒惰了。
zhè shì yī gè jù dà de fěng cì , zài cì zhèng míng le luó nà ěr dí ní ào bìng méi yǒu zhèng què de bǐ sài tài du , tā tài lǎn duò le 。
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4.
Other backhanded compliments include "you're not as stupid as you look" and "you don't look as bad as I thought you would" .
其他表面恭维实则挖苦的话还有“你不像你看起来那么愚蠢”，或者“你看起来不像我预料的那么糟”。
qí tā biǎo miàn gōng wéi shí zé wā kǔ de huà hái yǒu " nǐ bù xiàng nǐ kàn qǐ lái nà me yú chǔn " , huò zhě " nǐ kàn qǐ lái bù xiàng wǒ yù liào de nà me zāo " 。
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5.
A backhanded compliment if ever there was one, but he is right of course.
如果这带有一种恭维式的挖苦，那么他应该有这样的权利。
rú guǒ zhè dài yǒu yī zhǒng gōng wéi shì de wā kǔ , nà me tā yīng gāi yǒu zhè yàng de quán lì 。
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6.
"This effectively tells us he's back in the job" with a backhanded disclosure, said Yair Reiner, an Oppenheimer & Co. analyst.
欧本海默公司（Oppenheimer&amp；Co.）分析师耶尔-瑞内尔（YairReiner）说，苹果拐弯抹角地使用一条新闻，“其实是告诉我们他已重返岗位”。
ōu běn hǎi mò gōng sī ( Oppenheimer&Co . ) fēn xī shī yē ěr - ruì nèi ěr ( YairReiner ) shuō , píng guǒ guǎi wān mò jiǎo de shǐ yòng yī tiáo xīn wén , " qí shí shì gào su wǒ men tā yǐ chóng fǎn gǎng wèi " 。
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7.
But the connection between faith and greenery got a backhanded boost from a British employment tribunal this week.
但是信仰和绿色环境之间的关联在这周遭受了英国职业法庭颇含讽刺意味的刺激。
dàn shì xìn yǎng hé lǜ sè huán jìng zhī jiān de guān lián zài zhè zhōu zāo shòu le yīng guó zhí yè fǎ tíng pō hán fěng cì yì wèi de cì jī 。
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8.
IT IS, according to enthusiasts for carbon markets, a sort of backhanded compliment.
按碳市场拥趸们的说法，这是一种讽刺的恭维。
àn tàn shì chǎng yōng dǔn men de shuō fǎ , zhè shì yī zhǒng fěng cì de gōng wéi 。
www.ecocn.org
9.
I swear, every article about China are either negative or backhanded compliments.
我算是看出来了，每一篇关于中国的文章都是消极和讽刺的内容。
wǒ suàn shì kàn chū lái le , měi yī piān guān yú zhōng guó de wén zhāng dōu shì xiāo jí hé fěng cì de nèi róng 。
www.tianya.cn
10.
But instead of stopping there, he had to throw yet another backhanded compliment at Kupchak.
但他没有停下来，他把称赞给了库普切克。
dàn tā méi yǒu tíng xià lái , tā bǎ chēng zàn gěi le kù pǔ qiē kè 。
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