"stack the cards" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 做手腳（操控結果）

Definition

通過作弊或安排，使結果對某人不公平地有利；原指在遊戲中暗中調整牌的順序。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用作比喻，指現實中暗中操作，讓某人不公平地獲利。常搭配'...against/in favor of someone'。屬於口語，有時會說'stack the deck'。不適用於公平競爭。

Examples

She tried to stack the cards so she would win the game.

她試圖**做手腳**讓自己贏得比賽。

It's not fair to stack the cards against other players.

對其他玩家**做手腳**是不公平的。

When you stack the cards, you break the rules of the game.

**做手腳**時，你就違反了遊戲規則。

Sometimes, the system stacks the cards against people from poor neighborhoods.

有時候，體制會**做手腳**，讓貧困社區的人處於劣勢。

I feel like life has stacked the cards in his favor ever since he got that big job.

我覺得自從他拿到那份好工作後，生活就一直**對他做手腳**，讓他受益。

No matter how hard you try, you can't win if someone stacks the cards against you.

無論你怎麼努力，如果有人**做手腳**對付你，你也不可能贏。