| 词汇 | backdoor |
| 释义 | backdoor adjective[ before noun ] uk /ˈbæk.dɔːr/ us /ˈbæk.dɔːr/ backdooradjective[before noun] (SECRET)disapproving relating to something that is done secretly or in a way that is not direct or honest: 后门的;私下的，秘密的;不诚实的 The change was immediately dismissed as a backdoor tax increase.这一改动被认为是变相增税而立刻遭到否决。 Sly & devious artful artfully artfulness calculating conniving devious deviously deviousness disingenuous disingenuously ducking guileful guilefully legerdemain Machiavellian Machiavellianism tricky underhand weaselly wily backdooradjective[before noun] (IN SPORT)sports specialized attacking the side of a goal or target that is not being guarded or protected by an opponent: The next basket came on a perfectly executed backdoor cut (= a run made by a player who does not have the ball that takes them to the side of the target that is not protected by the defence). This was Argentina at its best; full of back-door plays and finding the open route to the basket. Sports & games generally a cheap shotidiom bad bounce bad hop board sport buildering choose classic default extreme sport general manager high jinks insurance kabaddi loot multi-sport para trail running TTRPG waive waiver Examples of backdoorbackdoor But for ethologists there are no clubs and backdoors. And then gradually, in a rather cunning, backdoor way, we'd get round to how things might be improved. During these backdoor labour sessions there is frequent reckoning of how much food is needed and how many people might come. And it is here that the significance of the backdoor is paramount. Termed "backdoor disinsurance," this practice heavily discriminates against those who most need medical services and reduces the chance that clinicians will be paid for treating them. We take the view that this is a form of backdoor nationalisation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 No reasonable person could argue that that is backdoor taxation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This can be used as a backdoor method of savings. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is this really just a backdoor method of building up a surplus to meet tax cuts in the future? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This is a completely backdoor way of dealing with something which should be in public legislation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not for housing benefits or supplementary benefit to serve as a backdoor supplement to the grant system. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This can be thought by some, who cannot be criticised for thinking it, to be the backdoor to nationalisation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It now seems to be rather ashamed of that fact and to be trying to do favours to the brewing trade by backdoor methods. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It meant nationalisation by the backdoor, and so on. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Creeping assimilation of the provisions of the two treaties by backdoor means is not acceptable to us. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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