"abuse someone verbally," 1941, probably ultimately from noun phrase bad mouth (1835), in Black English, "a curse, spell," translating an idiom found in African and West Indian languages. Related: Bad-mouthed; bad-mouthing.
双语例句
1. If you're lonely when you're alone, you're in bad company.--Jean Paul Sartre
如果你独处时感到寂寞，说明没有把自己陪好。
来自金山词霸 每日一句
2. Too bad he used his intelligence for criminal purposes.
他把聪明都用在了犯罪上，太可惜了。
来自柯林斯例句
3. When the right woman comes along, this bad dream will be over.
当有合适的女人出现时，这种胡思乱想就会停止了。
来自柯林斯例句
4. She was in rather a bad film about the Mau Mau.
她出演了一部关于茅茅运动（20世纪50年代肯尼亚基库尤人反抗英国殖民者的民族主义运动）的烂片。
来自柯林斯例句
5. Many parents find it hard to discourage bad behaviour.
