backstairs
英[ˈbæksteəz]
美[ˈbæksterz]
基本释义
- n.
- 后楼梯，侧面楼梯
- adj.
- 背地里的；暗中的
实用例句
backstairs deals between politicians
政客之间的幕后交易
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
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.
辞典例句
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.
互联网
They padded down the backstairs.
他们沿着后面楼梯走下来.
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英英释义
Noun
1. a second staircase at the rear of a building
Adjective
1. secret and sly or sordid;
"backstairs gossip"
"his low backstairs cunning"- A.L.Guerard
"backstairs intimacies"
"furtive behavior"