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    slander 对比 liable
    分析 词典对比 组词对比


    • Liable】 means legally responsible or likely.

      • You will be 【liable】 for any damage caused.
      • The court ruled he could not be held personally 【liable】 for his wife′s debts.
      • We′re all 【liable】 to make mistakes when we′re tired.
      • The bridge is 【liable】 to collapse at any moment.

      Libel】 is damaging someone’s reputation in print or other media.

      • He claimed he had been libelled in an article the magazine had published.
      • The newspaper which libelled him had already offered compensation.
      • If the jury decided there was a 【libel】 , it would have to consider its effect on Miss Smith′s position.
      • The film breached the criminal 【libel】 laws.

      Lible】 is not a word.

      Slander】 is an oral statement that damages a person’s reputation.

      • He angrily accused the investigators of slandering both him and his family.
      • He has been questioned on suspicion of slandering the Prime Minister.
      • He was the kind of person who would flatter you to your face, and then 【slander】 you behind your back.
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