汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 脚踩两只船
see 腳踏兩隻船|脚踏两只船[jiao3 ta4 liang3 zhi1 chuan2]
比喻因为对事物认识不清或存心投机取巧而跟两方面都保持联系。也说脚踏两只船。
() jiǎo/jué cǎi () liǎng zhǐ/zhī chuán
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

她说,很明显我不能再假装我的客户都是脚踩两只船了。

'it became crushingly apparent that I couldn't pretend anymore that all of my clients were sitting on the fence,' she says.

在这一问题上,惠特曼似乎脚踩两只船,既对前任的战略表示支持,又说会对此举再做审视。

Whitman seemed to be on both sides of the issue, expressing support for her predecessor's strategy but also saying she'd take a second look at the move.