汉英词典
MEANING OF 以邻为壑
以邻为壑
(以鄰為壑)
to use one's neighbor as a drain / to shift one's problems onto others (idiom)
Take the neighboring country as a big puddle, and drain the floods of the country there / The metaphor only seeks to benefit one's own side, and transfers difficulties or harm to others
壑水沟。把邻国当作排水的沟壑。常比喻只顾自己的利益，把困难或祸害转嫁给别人以邻为壑，全不为别部、别地、别人想一想，这样的人就叫做本位主义者。
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这是一项以邻为壑的政策。 This is a beggar-thy-neighbor policy. | ||
最起码要避免采取以邻为壑的政策。 At a minimum, both must avoid beggar-thy-neighbor policies. | ||
底限是双方必须避免采取以邻为壑的政策。 At a minimum, both must avoid beggar-thy-neighbour policies. | ||
