speak ill of

US /spiːk ɪl ʌv/
UK /spiːk ɪl ʌv/
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说坏话, 诽谤

to say bad things about someone or something

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It's not right to speak ill of the dead.
说死者的坏话是不对的。
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She would never speak ill of her colleagues.
她绝不会说同事的坏话。
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