"throw your weight around" in Chinese (Traditional)
仗勢欺人濫用權力
Definition
以傲慢或專橫的方式濫用自己的權力、權威或影響力,常讓別人感到不舒服或無力反抗。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
這是個非正式且具有負面涵義的說法。常用來批評濫用權力或地位的人。常見如:'經理喜歡throw his weight around'。weight在此指權力或影響力,並非指身體重量。
Examples
The new manager likes to throw his weight around at meetings.
新經理喜歡在會議上**仗勢欺人**。
People respect her because she doesn't throw her weight around.
人們尊重她,因為她不會**仗勢欺人**。
He always tries to throw his weight around when things don't go his way.
每當事情不如意時,他總是**濫用權力**。
Nobody likes it when someone starts to throw their weight around just because they're the boss.
沒有人喜歡因為成為老闆就開始**仗勢欺人**的人。
She tried to throw her weight around but no one was impressed.
她試圖**仗勢欺人**,但沒有人覺得厲害。
If you keep throwing your weight around, people will stop listening to you.
如果你一直**濫用權力**,大家就不會再聽你了。