"front for" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 為...做掩護
• 作為...的幌子

Definition

表面上是合法的生意或個人，實際上卻為他人隱瞞或支持非法或秘密活動。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於非正式或新聞語境，指表面正當實則掩護非法行為。常見於'商店為幫派做掩護'。不是普通的合作夥伴。

Examples

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

他們說那家咖啡館只是**為**非法賭博**做掩護**。

The store was a front for a smuggling ring.

那家商店是走私團夥的**幌子**。

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

他用一家小公司**做掩護**他的非法活動。

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

市中心那家舊書店？大家都知道它**是某些見不得人事情的幌子**。

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

傳言那家酒吧只是**為**更大的操作**做掩護**。

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

沒有人懷疑那家慈善機構其實**在為**販毒集團**做掩護**。