mud-slinging

美 [ˈmʌd slɪŋɪŋ]英 [ˈmʌd slɪŋɪŋ]

mud-slinging

noun

U故意抹黑；恶意中伤
the act of criticizing sb and accusing them of sth in order to damage their reputation

频次

1

Voters are disillusioned with the mud-slinging campaigns run by many candidates in recent years .

选民们对近几年很多候选人在竞选活动中互相诋毁深感失望。
2

Many of the mud-slinging claims of both camps , though , fall apart under scrutiny .

两个阵营间相互的恶意诽谤，在调查之后都大都瓦解。
3

The young candidate was victimized by the vicious mud-slinging tactics of his opponent and had to drop out of the running .

这位年轻的候选人受其对手恶意诽谤的手段的伤害，不得不退出竞选。
4

And then there 's the US presidential race , which is more * akin to an online mud-slinging match than a bid to lead one of the world 's most powerful nations .

美国总统竞选则更像是一场互揭老底的比赛，而非努力争取这个世界大国的领导权。