汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 害群之马
害群之马 (害群之馬)
lit. a horse that brings trouble to its herd (idiom) / fig. troublemaker / black sheep / rotten apple
Bad horses that endanger the herd / Metaphor of people who endanger the collective
比喻桅集体的人。
hài () qún zhī () mǎ
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

警界的腐败不止是几个害群之马而已。

Police corruption is not just a few rotten apples.

约翰是匹害群之马,被开除了党籍。

John was a black sheep and was driven out of the Party.

我在厂里好比是一家之主,我不能容忍那种害群之马

As the owner of the factory I'm like the head of a family, and as such I can't allow any black sheep among my employees.

麦克是公司的黑羊。[正译]麦克是公司的害群之马

Mike is the black sheep of the company.

败类:一家之中或其他集体中令人不满或名誉不好的成员;害群之马,败家子。

Black sheep: a member of a family or other group who is considered undesirable or disreputable.