每日商务英语 第150期:诋毁对手

 　　to knock the competition 诋毁对手（非正式用语）

　　英文释义

　　To make insulting¹, disrespectful comments aboutone's competitors in business, or their products(NOTE: this is a negative, unethical practice)

　　例句

　　The insecure salesman tried to knock thecompetition by saying that their employees werestupid and unreliable people who could not find work anywhere else.

　　这位无把握的销售员试图诋毁竞争对手，说他们的员工愚蠢而不可靠，在别的地方根本找不到工作。

1 insulting   

侮辱的

参考例句：

• She was really insulting to me. 她对我实在粗鲁无礼。
• All of us bristled at the lawyer's speech insulting our forefathers. 听到那个律师在讲演中污蔑我们的祖先，大家都气得怒发冲冠。