"thumb on the scale" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 暗中作弊
• 操縱結果（字面意思：在秤上按拇指）

Definition

在暗中做手腳，給一方帶來不公平優勢；字面意思是在秤上按一下拇指讓東西變重。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

是個慣用語，通常非正式，用來指控有人作弊或不公正地影響結果，常見於商業、政治等，不是字面意思。

Examples

The judge was accused of putting his thumb on the scale during the trial.

有人指控法官在審判中暗中**作弊**。

It’s unfair to put your thumb on the scale in a competition.

在比賽中**暗中作弊**是不公平的。

The company put its thumb on the scale to win the contract.

那家公司為了贏得合同而**暗中做手腳**。

Are you sure no one put a thumb on the scale in this decision?

你確定這次決定沒有人**做了手腳**嗎？

Sometimes it feels like the referees have their thumbs on the scale for the home team.

有時候感覺裁判對主隊**暗中偏袒**。

If the results were fair, nobody would have to worry about someone having their thumb on the scale.

如果結果公平，就不用擔心有人**做手腳**了。