phrasal verbphr vBritish EnglishBrECRITICIZEto rudely tell someone that their suggestions, questions, ideas etc are stupid 粗暴地批评,训斥
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slap down• She even tried denyingknowing what I was talking about, but I slapped her down.• She wants to prove him wrong so she can slap me down.• Mr Cheney promptly slapped him down for speaking out of turn, which had more to do with Pentagon power play than strategy.• Better than being big-headed, the thing UncleMax was always slapping me down for.• Bernard would lieawake for hourswaging his nightlybattle with carnality, slapping it down, groaning.• He slapped a stone down, in the cornernearest him on the right.• Again he slapped his hand down on the book.• Beyond the door, Mother Bombie's feet in soft felt slippers could be heard slapping angrily down the stairs.