汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
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。
zǒu () mǎ shàng rèn
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

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.