also back-door, "devious, shady, illegal," 1640s. The notion is of business done out of public view. The noun back door in the literal sense is from 1520s, from back (adj.) + door. The association with sodomy is at least from 19c.; compare also back-door man "a married woman's lover," black slang, early 20c.
双语例句
1. Backdoor deals are unhealthy practice.
走后门是一种不正之风.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
2. He brushed aside talk of greedy MPs voting themselves a backdoor pay rise.
他没有理会贪婪的下院议员们投票为他们自己悄悄加薪的传闻。
来自柯林斯例句
3. He did the backdoor deals that allowed the government to get its budget through Parliament on time.
他通过幕后交易使政府预算按时通过了议会批准。
来自柯林斯例句
4. The thief escaped by the backdoor.
贼从后门逃走了.
来自辞典例句
5. Why do I think she got in through the backdoor?
