汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 巧立名目
巧立名目
to fabricate excuses (idiom) / to concoct various items (e.g. to pad an expense account)
Change the statutory name to achieve some improper purpose
变着法定出一些名目来达到某种不正当的目的。
qiǎo míng
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

另一种则是别人生病,他们巧立名目收费,而不过是用传统方法治病。

Another is to tell people they are sick, then offer them a traditional cure for an outlandish sum.

只有以上费用,如果还有其他巧立名目的费用,那一定是骗钱了。

Above only charges, if there are all sorts of other costs, it has to be a Pianqian.

当然,他们可以尝试迂回而行:宣布公共支出削减浪费的计划,巧立名目的征税,同时期望经济充分回复以解决问题。

The temptation, of course, will be to fudge the choice: announce a plan to cut waste in public spending, raise a few stealth taxes and hope that the economy recovers sufficiently to solve the problem.

专家点评:这个房屋承购意向金,是该条款制订者巧立名目,为了达到先收取买方钱款、取得不当得利而设置的一个陷阱。

Experts commented: the housing purchase intentions payment under the provisions makers, in order to reach a buyer money, and gain access to improper installation of a trap.