捉刀 meaning in English

[书面语] write (an article, etc.) for someone else; ghostwrite
◇捉刀人 ghostwriter

In his useful days dede antanas used to be a scholar, and really make up all the love letters of his friends .
安东纳斯老爹年轻时候是个饱学之士，他的朋友们所写的情书确实都由他捉刀。
He ghosts for a number of sports personalities who ` write ' newspaper columns
他给一些为报纸专栏写文章的体育界名人做捉刀人
He ghosts for a number of sports personlities who " write " paper columns
（他给一些为报纸专栏“写”文章的体育界名人做捉刀人。）
In this book , lin takes it on himself to explain the complexities of china , its people and their culture to the world at large
本作当中，林语堂亲自捉刀，向全世界阐释了中国及其民众、文化的错综复杂。
Never mind that the author employs a ghost writer to write his books , and that most of the chapters are only two pages long , james patterson ' s new series ( after alex cross and the women ' s murder club ) [ color = blue ] bowls right along [ / color ]
不必介意作者找人捉刀代笔，或是多数章节都只有两页的长度，继《亚力克罗斯探案》和《女子谋杀俱乐部》之后，詹姆斯?帕特森推理系列的新书很快面世。