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用中文说: "To throw someone under the bus"

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用中文说: "To throw someone under the bus"

To throw someone under the bus

【中文】为自己的利益牺牲他人，找别人做替罪羊

Wèi zìjǐ de lìyì xīshēng tārén, zhǎo biérén zuò tìzuìyáng

【解释】To sacrifice a friend or ally for selfish reasons.

【例句】

- He was desperately trying to throw everybody under the bus. The fact is that he himself made a terrible decision that led to a big loss for the company.

他疯狂地想把所有的人推出去当替罪羊，事实是他自己决策错误导致公司严重亏损。

Tā fēngkuáng de xiǎng bǎ suǒyǒu de rén tuī chūqù dāng tìzuìyáng, shìshí shì tā zìjǐ juécè cuòwù dǎozhì gōngsī yánzhòng kuīsǔn.

- As a team leader, he asked to be thrown under the bus to defuse the current crisis.

作为队长，他主动要求牺牲自己去化解团队面临的危机。

Zuòwéi duìzhǎng, tā zhǔdòng yāoqiú xīshēng zìjǐ qù huàjiě tuánduì miànlín de wéijī.