词组 | dump |
释义 | dump [dumped, dumped, dumping] dump on 1. dump sth on sb informal to give someone work to do or a problem to deal with when this is unfair, because it is not part of their job and should be done by someone else: ▪ I'm sorry to dump all this on you, but I'm just so tied up with the conference at the moment that I just don't have the time to deal with it. 2. dump on sb informal to treat someone badly, especially by giving them too much work to do: ▪ He was always complaining about how his boss dumped on him, and how he was just expected to work late every day. ■ SIMILAR TO: exploit 3. dump on sb AmE informal to tell someone all your problems: ▪ Sorry to dump on you like that, but I needed to talk about my day at work. 4. dump on sb AmE informal to criticize someone strongly and often unfairly: ▪ If you dump on your employees, don't expect morale to be high. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑slag off BrE informal |
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