What you're describing is a classic case of "passive aggressive" behavior.

你上面所描述的是一种典型的“消极抵抗”行为。

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Lafair confronted the employee about her passive aggressive behavior and received a wide-eyed response: she just felt sorry for the dog.

针对她的消极对抗行为，拉斐尔与她当面对质，但得到的回答却让她瞠目结舌：她说她只不过是同情这只狗。

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If these first efforts fail to stop the passive aggressive behavior, you can try to impose consequences when they don't meet their goals.

如果初步的努力未能阻止员工的消极对抗行为，老板可以在他们未能实现目标的时候施加影响。

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Make sure you are balancing your communication style so that it is not too aggressive or too passive aggressive.

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For example, giving someone the silent treatment (or withholding information you know somebody critically needs) is a passive aggressive behavior.

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Think of it as a more passive aggressive version of those violent parent outbursts that were so prevalent a decade ago.

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