"coattails" in Chinese (Simplified)
燕尾服下摆(政治)影响力
Definition
“Coattails”指男士礼服背后的长下摆。在政治中,'riding someone's coattails' 表示借助他人的声望或成功受益。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
现代基本只在比喻用法出现,如 'ride someone's coattails'(政治、商业),指不是靠自己、而是靠某人的关系受益。很少用于真实服装描述。
Examples
His jacket had long coattails.
他的夹克有很长的**燕尾服下摆**。
She won the election by riding the president's coattails.
她靠着总统的**影响力**赢得了选举。
It's hard to succeed on someone else's coattails.
依靠别人的**影响力**很难取得成功。
Many new politicians are swept into office on the leader’s coattails.
许多新政客是靠领袖的**影响力**进入政坛的。
He loves the spotlight, but his team just rides his coattails.
他喜欢聚光灯,但他的团队只是搭他的**影响力**的便车。
Don’t expect to get far just hanging onto someone’s coattails.
不要指望只靠别人的**影响力**走得太远。