"rats abandon a sinking ship" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 老鼠會棄船逃生

Definition

這句話表示當情況變壞或無法挽回時，只顧自己利益的人會馬上逃走或拋棄難題。用來批評那些不願面對困難、只想逃避的人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是比喻性比較強、偏正式或文學用語的說法。常用於批評在企業或組織等失敗時離開的人。類似說法還有“跳船”。日常朋友聊天少用，除非開玩笑。

Examples

When the company started failing, rats abandon a sinking ship.

公司快倒閉時，**老鼠會棄船逃生**。

Some workers left early, just like rats abandon a sinking ship.

有些員工提前離開了，就像**老鼠會棄船逃生**。

People often say rats abandon a sinking ship when a team is losing.

當球隊輸球時，人們常說**老鼠會棄船逃生**。

When news of the scandal broke, top executives quickly resigned—rats abandon a sinking ship, right?

醜聞曝光後，高層很快辭職了——**老鼠會棄船逃生**，對吧？

Everyone loved the project when it was successful, but now rats abandon a sinking ship.

項目成功時大家都很喜歡，但現在卻**老鼠會棄船逃生**。

As soon as sales dropped, the investors started pulling out—rats abandon a sinking ship.

銷量一下降，投資人就開始撤資——**老鼠會棄船逃生**。