the belief that the U.S. had signalled a policy shift by damning with faint praise the mediation efforts认为美国对调停努力明褒实贬是表明其政策已发生转变的观点

In a critical essay on her works, he damned her with faint praise.在一篇评论她的作品的文章中, 他对她明褒实贬。

He proved himself to be a master of the art of damning with faint praise.事实证明他最会对别人明褒实贬。