释义:
speak ill of 谴责某人
喜欢在别人背后说坏话(finding fault with ) 的人必须要掌握的一个短语。相反,speak well of 则表示称赞,高度评价等。
例句:
I'm not good at speaking well of others.
我不大擅长称赞别人。
Don't speak ill of him.
不要说他的坏话。
Don't speak ill of the dead.
不要说死人的坏话。
My father spoke highly of President Kennedy.
我爸爸高度评价了肯尼迪总统。
对话:
A: They certainly speak well of him there.
他们当然会为他说好话的。
B: That's because he did a great job for them.
那是因为他为他们做了不少工作。