"smell blood" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 聞到血腥味（比喻）- 察覺到對方弱點

Definition

察覺到某人變得脆弱或陷入困境，準備趁機佔便宜或發起攻擊。常用於對手覺得有機會獲勝時變得更加激進。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

非正式、比喻性用語。常見於體育、商業、政治或各類競爭情境，用來形容發現對方弱點後，立刻加強攻勢。完全是比喻，不是字面意思。通常與「對手」、「競爭對手」或「媒體」等詞一起使用。

Examples

When the team started losing, the other players smelled blood.

當球隊開始輸球時，對手們**聞到血腥味**。

The press smelled blood after the politician made a mistake.

政治人物犯錯後，媒體**聞到血腥味**。

Investors smelled blood and started selling shares quickly.

投資人**聞到血腥味**，開始快速拋售股票。

As soon as they smelled blood, the competitors pushed even harder for the contract.

一**聞到血腥味**，競爭對手們就更加努力爭取合同。

I could tell the journalists smelled blood when they kept asking tough questions.

我能感覺到記者們不斷問刁鑽問題時，已經**聞到血腥味**了。

Once the rivals smelled blood, there was no stopping them from going after the top spot.

一旦對手**聞到血腥味**，就沒有人能阻止他們爭奪第一名。