1ADJ [ADJ n]偷偷摸摸的;不正当的;后门的 You can use backdoor to describe an action or process if you disapprove of it because you think it has been done in a secret, indirect, or dishonest way. 偷偷摸摸的;不正当的;后门的 [disapproval]
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。
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。
2N-SING 不正当的秘密途径;后门 If you say that someone is doing something through or by the backdoor, you disapprove of them because they are doing it in a secret, indirect, or dishonest way. 不正当的秘密途径;后门 [disapproval]
Dentists claim the Government is privatising dentistry through the back door.