If you malign someone, you say unpleasant and untrue things about them.
例句
We maligned him dreadfully when you come to think of it...回頭想想，我們狠狠地中傷了他。Either the managers have been maligned or they are not telling the truth.要么是經(jīng)理們受到了污蔑，要么就是他們?cè)谌鲋e。
ADJ-GRADED
有害的;不良的
If something is malign, it causes harm.
例句
...the malign influence jealousy had on their lives...妒忌給他們的生活造成的惡劣影響Reliance on sponsorship can have a malign effect on theatre groups.對(duì)贊助的依賴會(huì)給劇團(tuán)帶來(lái)不良的影響。
英漢詞典釋義
adj.
有害的;邪惡的
Your behaviours exercised a malign influence on the children.你的行為對(duì)孩子們產(chǎn)生了不良的影響。
英英詞典釋義
Verb
1. speak unfavorably about;
"She badmouthes her husband everywhere"
Adjective
1. evil or harmful in nature or influence;
"prompted by malign motives""believed in witches and malign spirits""gave him a malign look""a malign lesion"