见风使舵 meaning in English
sail with the wind; see which way the wind blows; swap horses when crossing a stream; trim one's sail to the wind [suit the wind]; veer with the wind
Examples
- He is always temporizing and is disliked by his classmates .
他总是见风使舵，因而不受同学喜欢。 - You can see with what nicety we have to trim our sails between chemistry and history .
你瞧在化学课和历史课之间，我们需要多么小心地见风使舵。 - A weather cock and an artful person , he spoke a lot of beautiful words to please people .
他这个人，见风使舵，八面玲珑，说了不少使大家高兴的话。 - Let who will be king , i will be vicar of bray still
（管它谁做国王呢，我都会见风使舵的。 ） - Politicians are a fickle lot
政客们都是见风使舵的墙头草。