"cover your ass" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 保住自己
• 自保 (俚语)

Definition

采取行动主要是为了保护自己不被指责、批评或陷入麻烦，尤其是在工作或困难情况下。这是一个非正式且略带粗俗的表达。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

非常口语且有些粗俗，在正式场合或书面语中避免使用。更为委婉的说法可用“cover your butt”。常用于办公室情境，重点在于防止被追责。写作中有时简写为“CYA”。

Examples

You should always cover your ass when working on big projects.

做大型项目时，你总要**保住自己**。

He kept all his emails to cover his ass if something went wrong.

他保存了所有的邮件，以**自保**，以防出事。

Sometimes people lie just to cover their ass.

有时人们说谎只是为了**保住自己**。

Put it in writing, just to cover your ass.

写下来，以**自保**。

She's just blaming you to cover her ass.

她只是怪你，为了**自保**。

Don’t worry, your boss just wants to cover his ass.

别担心，你老板只是想**自保**。