"cook the books" en Chinese (Traditional)

• 竄改帳簿
• 做假帳

Definición

故意竄改財務記錄，使企業看起來比實際更成功或穩定，通常出於非法或不誠實的目的。

Notas de Uso (Chinese (Traditional))

是非正式口語表達，常見於商業和新聞語境。總含有非法或不誠實之意，並非普通錯誤。也可用於否定句（如「我們不做假帳」）。

Ejemplos

The company was caught trying to cook the books last year.

公司去年被發現試圖**竄改帳簿**。

It is illegal to cook the books to hide losses.

**做假帳**來掩蓋虧損是違法的。

They refused to cook the books for their boss.

他們拒絕為老闆**竄改帳簿**。

He went to jail because he decided to cook the books.

他因決定**做假帳**而進了監獄。

Are you sure no one tried to cook the books in this company?

你確定公司裡沒有人**竄改帳簿**嗎？

Everyone suspected the accountant had cooked the books, but no one could prove it.

大家都懷疑會計師**做了假帳**，但沒有人能證明。