backscratching

n. 为共同利益而互相利用

词形变化

backscratchings 复数 backscratchings

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The act or habit of engaging in a reciprocal beneficial action.

    可数 不可数

    Near-synonym: logrolling

    She babysits the kids, and we mow her lawn. A little backscratching never hurt anybody!

  2. 2.

    The act or habit of engaging in a reciprocal beneficial action.

    Such behavior that is corrupt.

    可数 不可数

    You have to "tip" the inspector if you want a license in this town. Too much backscratching around here!

    They discovered a citation ring: a group of researchers citing one another inordinately. This backscratching aimed to inflate their article-level metrics and author-level metrics.

v.
  1. 1.

    present participle and gerund of backscratch