The shameless admission of the stitch-up should have been a humiliating slap in the face for any self-respecting audience.

这次权利交接中无耻的行为，对任何有自尊心的观众而言，应该像一巴掌打在脸上那样耻辱。

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A stinging slap across the face jolted her.

火辣辣的一记巴掌使她惊呆了。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

There was a resounding slap as Andrew struck him violently across the face.

安德鲁狠狠地打了他一记耳光，声音清晰响亮。

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"This is a slap in the face to all of us who have lost children to gun violence."

VOA: standard.2010.07.06

There was another anti-incumbent slap in the face for establishment Republicans in Kentucky.

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Just where does the infamous slap in the face in Tunisia fit into the chain of causality?

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Frankly, in many FINRA arbitrations that might have been the sole slap in the face from the Panel.

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Not surprisingly, she found the stigma a slap in the face.

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