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  4. take the fall

take the fall

/teɪk ðə fɔːl/◆成语
替罪羊

The junior employee took the fall for the manager's mistake.

下属员工替上司的错误背了黑锅。


◆ 真正含义
指某人被迫承担不公平的责任或惩罚,以保护他人。
¶ 字面意思
字面意思是“承担跌倒”或“承担坠落”。
字面拆解
take承担+the fall跌倒或坠落
◇ 意境
想象某人被推下悬崖,而其他人安全地站在上面。
◈ 使用场景
职场中,下属因上司的错误被解雇,而上司未受惩罚。
◉ 文化注释
源自法律术语,反映社会中不公平的责任分配现象。
法律
非正式

指某人承担责任或受到惩罚,通常是为了保护其他人免受后果。

In the scandal, the intern took the fall while the executives escaped punishment.

在丑闻中,实习生背了黑锅,而高管们逃脱了惩罚。

常用于法律或职场环境,强调不公平的责任分配。

搭配

take the fall for替...背黑锅

同义词

be the scapegoattake the blame

反义词

escape responsibility

相关短语

fall guy成语
替罪羊

专业提示

使用场景

多用于职场或法律中,强调不公平的责任转移。

黄金法则

注意语境

通常带有负面或不公平的含义,避免用于中性情境。

词源

源自犯罪或法律术语,指某人被指定承担不公平的责任。

用法说明

多用于负面情境,强调不公平或牺牲。

单词拆解

take
承担
verb
+
the fall
责任或惩罚
noun phrase
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