汉英词典
MEANING OF 走馬上任
走馬上任
(走马上任)
to ride to take up an official appointment (idiom); to take on a job with alacrity / to undertake a task
走马 Riding a horse / 任 Position / The old refers to the arrival of officials / Now metaphor to take over a certain job
指新委官员急速到任◇亦泛指接任新职。
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副总统被迫走马上任。 The vice-president was forced to take up the reins of office. | ||
6周以前,他深孚众望,走马上任。 He came to office only six weeks ago, offering hope. | ||
选举结束,第一个在当地土生土长的州长走马上任了。 The elections were over and the first native Governor was inaugurated. | ||
拉里走马上任前,人们曾在两段电视新闻中看到伦敦中部首相府邸的黑门外,有只老鼠蹿来蹿去。 Larry's appointment comes after a rat was spotted in two television news bulletins scurrying around outside the black door of the prime minister's residence in central London. | ||
嗯呐,这厮就是苹果新走马上任的首席设计师乔纳森·伊夫,在他还长发飘飘,没套上黑寡妇制服的时候录制的一段讨论产品的视频。 And here was Apple's newish head of design, Jonathan Ive, talking about the product in a video—back when he let his hair grow and before he had permanently donned his dark T-shirt uniform. | ||