汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 趁火打劫
chèn huǒ dǎ jié
趁火打劫
to loot a burning house / to profit from sb's misfortune (idiom)
趁 Take the opportunity / Robbery when someone catches fire / It is a metaphor for taking advantage of people's danger to seek personal gain
乘人之危 落井下石
除暴安良 见义勇为 雪中送炭 济困扶危
趁人家失火时去抢劫，比喻趁别人危急时去侵害别人这班趁火打劫的家伙终于落入了法网。
趁 chèn 火 huǒ 打 dǎ/dá 劫 jié
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

趁火打劫(混水摸鱼)。

Fish in troubled waters.

叛乱者趁火打劫，掠夺财物。

The rebels went looting and pillaging.

人们都害怕出现趁火打劫，急需得到更多的救助。

There are fears of looting and there's a desperate need for more help soon.

因为眼下没有买家要买整个公司，趁火打劫的人开始打他们的主意。

With no buyer in sight for the company as a whole, the vultures started to circle.

东北部城市、世界杯举办地点之一累西腓，警察集体罢工三天，掠夺者趁火打劫，洗劫超市、商店、车辆等。

Looters took advantage of a three-day police strike in the northeastern city of Recife, a World Cup venue. Supermarkets, shops and vehicles were ransacked.

可恶的侵略者还趁火打劫，逼我们鉴定《南京条约》等不平等的条约，叫老百姓帮他们做苦工，挖煤矿，给他们当牛做马。

Evil aggressors also in trouble, force us to identify the "Nanjing Treaty" and the unequal treaties, called the people to help them to hard labor, digging coal mine, giving them as cattle and horses.

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