"front for" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 为...做掩护
• 作为...的幌子

Definition

表面上是合法的生意或个人，实际上却为他人隐瞒或支持非法或秘密活动。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于非正式或新闻报道语境，表示表面正当实为掩护不法行为。常见于'商店为帮派做掩护'。非指正常合作关系。

Examples

They said the café was just a front for illegal gambling.

他们说那家咖啡馆只是**为**非法赌博**做掩护**。

The store was a front for a smuggling ring.

那家商店是走私团伙的**幌子**。

He used a small company as a front for his illegal activities.

他用一家小公司**做掩护**他的非法活动。

That old bookstore downtown? Everyone knows it fronts for something shady.

市中心那家旧书店？大家都知道它**是某些见不得人事情的幌子**。

Rumor has it the bar is just there to front for a bigger operation.

传言那家酒吧只是**为**更大的操作**做掩护**。

No one suspected that charity was actually fronting for a drug cartel.

没人怀疑那家慈善机构其实**在为**贩毒集团**做掩护**。