乘人之危chéng rén zhī wēicapitalize (/cash in) on sb’s difficulties (/disasters); make use of others’ difficulties;put the hat on sb’s misery (/misfortune); take advantage of others’difficulties (/disasters/helpless situation); utilize (/make use of)the precarious situation sb is in
? 你別老對(duì)我講這些啦，你再說(shuō)，我真懷疑你是～……(楊沫《青春之歌》77)Please stop talking about this every time we meet. If you don’t I shall know you’re trying to take advantage of my present helpless situation… 乘人之危take advantage of sb’s vulnerable (or precarious)position 乘人之危chénɡ rén zhī wēi趁著他人危難時(shí)去要挾或進(jìn)攻。take advantage of another’s precarious position |