乘人之危 meaning in English
take advantage of others' difficulties [precarious position; trouble]; capitalize on sb.'s difficulties [disasters]; make use of [utilize] the precarious situation sb. is in; try to use sb.'s dilemma to ...: 他乘人之危, 进行逼债。 he took advantage of other's difficulties to press for the repayment of debts
Examples
- He took advantage of other 's difficulties to press for the repayment of debts .
他乘人之危，进行逼债。 - Examples of void contracts are those entered as a result of misrepresentation , duress or undue influence
因欺诈、胁迫和乘人之危而签订的合同属于可撤销合同。 - Examples of void contracts are those entered into as a result of misrepresentation , duress or under influence
因欺诈胁迫和乘人之危而签定的合同属于可撤销合同 - He ' s always been good at fishing in troubled waters ; he made a lot of money by buying houses that were bombed in the war
他总是善于乘人之危大捞一把，他靠购买在战争中遭过轰炸的房屋而赚了大量的钱财。 - 3 those performed by a person against his true intentions as a result of cheating , coercion or exploitation of his unfavorable position by the other party
三一方以欺诈胁迫的手段或者乘人之危，使对方在违背真实意思的情况下所为的