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English translation for "看风使舵"

[ kànfēngshǐduò ] 
trim one's sails; adapt oneself to circumstances; change course for convenience; cut the rudder to the wind; see [watch] how [which way] the cat jumps; see how the gander hops; see which way the wind blows; serve the time; steer according to the wind; test which way the wind blows; trim one's [the] sails to the wind; veer with the wind 短语和例子


Related Translations:
看风使舵的人:  the vicar of bray
他真会看风使舵口吻也马上变得温和了:  steering according to the wind he also framed his words more amicably
Example Sentences:
1.We had to stay loose and change our minds every week .
我们只好看风使舵,每个星期都得改变我们的想法。
2.Steering according to the wind , he also framed his words more amicably .
他真会看风使舵,口吻也马上变得温和了。
3.I ran on deck . the watch was all forward looking out for the island . the man at the helm was watching the luff of the sail , and whistling away gently to himself ; and that was the only sound excepting the swish of the sea against the bow
我跑上了甲板,观望者正全神贯注在向前注视着岛屿的出现,掌舵的人正在看风使舵,一边自个儿轻轻地吹着口哨除了海水拍打船头和船舷的咻咻声外,那就是惟一的声音了。
Similar Words:
"看房" English translation, "看房子" English translation, "看飞机" English translation, "看风景" English translation, "看风色" English translation, "看风使舵的人" English translation, "看风使帆" English translation, "看风驶帆前进 用左右抢风法前进" English translation, "看风势" English translation, "看风水" English translation