"like rats abandoning a sinking ship" in Chinese (Traditional)
Definition
這個表達用來形容人們在情況開始失敗或變危險時，只為自保而趕快離開。它比喻這些人像在船要沉時先逃跑的老鼠。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
這是帶有批評和口語色彩的說法，常用於形容人面對困境時的自私行為或不忠。常見於商業、政治等集體場合，尤其是大家突然離開失敗的團隊時。避免用於非常正式的寫作。
Examples
When the company started losing money, employees left like rats abandoning a sinking ship.
當公司開始虧損時，員工們就**像老鼠逃離下沉的船**一樣離開了。
He quit his team like rats abandoning a sinking ship when things got tough.
事情變糟時，他就**像老鼠逃離下沉的船**一樣退出了團隊。
As soon as trouble started, they left the project like rats abandoning a sinking ship.
一有麻煩，他們就**像老鼠逃離下沉的船**一樣離開了專案。
When the scandal broke, politicians disappeared like rats abandoning a sinking ship.
醜聞曝光後，政客們**像老鼠逃離下沉的船**一樣消失了。
Everyone is jumping ship like rats abandoning a sinking ship since the company’s future looks uncertain.
由於公司的前景不明，大家都**像老鼠逃離下沉的船**一樣紛紛離職。
The volunteers bailed like rats abandoning a sinking ship once funding dried up.
一旦資金用完，志願者們就**像老鼠逃離下沉的船**一樣紛紛離開了。