make use of an opportunity to achieve one's end 顺水推舟

时间：2022-12-13 03:58:48

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“顺水推舟”，汉语成语，意思是顺着水流的方向推船（push the boat along with the current¹），比喻顺着某个趋势或某种方式说话办事。可以翻译为“make use of an opportunity to achieve one's end”

例句：

既然他们坚持要去，干脆我们就顺水推舟，让他们一同去吧。

Since they insist on going, we'll simply push the boat with the current and let them go with us.

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1 current
n.涌流，趋势，电流，水流，气流；adj.当前的，通用的，流通的，现在的，草写的，最近的
参考例句：
Electric current is often powerful enough to kill a man.电流常强得足以致命。 There is a story about her in the current number.最近一期上有关于她的故事。