汉英词典
MEANING OF 为虎作伥
为虎作伥
(為虎作倀)
to act as accomplice to the tiger / to help a villain do evil (idiom)
伥 A ghost, a person who was eaten by a tiger in ancient legends became a ghost after death, specially tempting people to feed the tiger / Be a ghost for the tiger / Metaphor of acting as an accomplice of the wicked
传说被虎吃掉的人﹐死后成为伥鬼﹐虎行求食﹐则为虎前导清道。见《太平广记》卷四三○引唐裴铏《传奇．马拯》◇因以"为虎作伥"比喻做恶人的帮凶。
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他身旁有群为虎作伥的党羽，走在附近的街道上，宛如可汗在阿谀逢迎的部属陪伴下，视察自己的领地。 There beside him group of followers, walking the streets in the vicinity, like Khan among high ranking in the curry, accompanied by the Ministry to inspect their own territory. | ||
他们憎恶世间万物。他们是跨国集团毫无道德，毫无怜悯的，心甘情愿为虎作伥的工具，他们剥削与毁灭一切能够接触到的东西。 They hate everyone and everything. Completely without value or Compassion, willing tools of the International Business Community, they exploit and ruin everything they touch. | ||
真正相信千禧年预言的作家（还有他们的模仿者）出版了一些或是令人惊恐，或是充满希望的书籍，来描述预言中的这一时刻：人类可能捕获能量巨大的宇宙电波以及变革世间万物——无论是替天行道还是为虎作伥。 True-believer authors (and their imitators) published scary and/or hopeful books about the moment's prophetic potential to catch an immense cosmic wave and change everything for either good or ill. | ||
