第一，迷你对话

A: Have you told Mike all that?

你把那一切都告诉Mike 了吗？

B: Well, he knew everything.

嗯，他都知道了。

A: He will never sling mud at anyone, will he?

他不会诽谤任何人，对吧？

B: No, he won't. He is a real gentleman.

对，他不会的。他是一个真正的绅士。

第二，地道表达

sling mud at sb.

解词释义

Sling mud at sb. 字面意思是“在某人的身上扔泥巴”，引申为“诽谤某人，诋毁某人的名声，对某人进行人身攻击”。

拓展范例

E.g. You're slinging mud at me ! That's a pack of lies!

你血口喷人, 不讲道理。

E.g. That candidate slung mud at Robert many times, but at last it was Robert who was elected.

那个候选人多次企图破坏罗伯特的名誉，但最后还是罗伯特当选了。

E.g. He slings mud at his competitors.

他毁谤自己的对手。

E.g. She often slings mud at her colleagues.

她经常诽谤她的同事。