拆东墙补西墙

[chāi dōng qiáng bǔ xī qiáng]

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1.
〈非正式,口〉rob Peter to pay Paul

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1.
Some of these investors have now been forced to pull out of Brazil to cover obligations elsewhere.
现在一些投资人被迫撤出巴西，拆东墙补西墙，以满足在其他地方出现的亏空。
xiàn zài yì xiē tóu zī rén bèi pò chè chū bā xī , chāi dōng qiáng bǔ xī qiáng , yǐ mǎn zú zài qí tā dì fāng chū xiàn de kuī kong 。
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2.
Left-back is well covered. But the only competition for Lauren on the other side is Toure - and that simply opens up problems elsewhere.
左后卫的位置很有保障，但是右边卫的位置上洛伦的唯一竞争对手是图雷--这无异于拆东墙补西墙。
zuǒ hòu wèi de wèi zhì hěn yǒu bǎo zhàng , dàn shì yòu bian wèi de wèi zhì shàng luò lún de wéi yī jìng zhēng duì shǒu shì tú léi - - zhè wú yì yú chāi dōng qiáng bǔ xī qiáng 。
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3.
A: I've already use my credit cards all up to the limit. I've been borrowing from Peter to pay Paul.
我已经用完信用限额，现在只有靠拆东墙补西墙的办法勉强支撑着了。
wǒ yǐ jīng yòng wán xìn yòng xiàn é , xiàn zài zhǐ yǒu kào chāi dōng qiáng bǔ xī qiáng de bàn fǎ miǎn qiǎng zhī chēng zhe le 。
sissi8824.blog.163.com
4.
But relying upon population growth and desertification to prolong their lives would be robbing Peter to pay Paul.
但是依靠人口增加和荒漠化来延长冰川的寿命，将会无异于拆东墙补西墙。
dàn shì yī kào rén kǒu zēng jiā hé huāng mò huà lái yán cháng bīng chuān de shòu mìng , jiāng huì wú yì yú chāi dōng qiáng bǔ xī qiáng 。
huzhangao.blog.163.com
5.
In this class fill in the contents of that class is not very important.
要在这节课里补那节课的内容是拆东墙补西墙。
yào zài zhè jié kè lǐ bǔ nà jié kè de nèi róng shì chāi dōng qiáng bǔ xī qiáng 。
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6.
Taking money from your company would be like robbing from Peter to pay Paul.
从你的公司拿钱是拆东墙补西墙。
cóng nǐ de gōng sī ná qián shì chāi dōng qiáng bǔ xī qiáng 。
www.kekenet.com
7.
That's robbing Peter to pay Paul. You can't lose weight if you reduce calories in one way but increase them in another.
这是拆东墙补西墙。如果你以一种方式减少热量但以另外一种方式增加他们，你不可能减肥。
zhè shì chāi dōng qiáng bǔ xī qiáng 。 rú guǒ nǐ yǐ yī zhǒng fāng shì jiǎn shǎo rè liàng dàn yǐ lìng wài yī zhǒng fāng shì zēng jiā tā men , nǐ bù kě néng jiǎn féi 。
changchang12321.blog.163.com
8.
As George Bernard Shaw said: "A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always count on Paul's support. "
萧伯纳（GeorgeBernardShaw）曾说过：“拆东墙补西墙的政府总能指望得到受补那方的支持。”
xiāo bó nà ( GeorgeBernardShaw ) céng shuō guò : " chāi dōng qiáng bǔ xī qiáng de zhèng fǔ zǒng néng zhǐ wàng dé dào shòu bǔ nà fāng de zhī chí 。 "
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9.
She borrows money from ICBC to pay the debit card of CMBC, just like robbing Peter to pay Paul.
她从工行借钱去还招行的信用卡，无异于拆东墙补西墙。
tā cóng gōng háng jiè qián qù hái zhāo xíng de xìn yòng kǎ , wú yì yú chāi dōng qiáng bǔ xī qiáng 。
blog.sina.com.cn
10.
If you take out another loan to pay your debts, you are just robbing Peter to pay Paul.
如果你打算再申请一笔贷款来还债，那你真是拆东墙补西墙。
rú guǒ nǐ dǎ suàn zài shēn qǐng yī bǐ dài kuǎn lái huán zhài , nà nǐ zhēn shì chāi dōng qiáng bǔ xī qiáng 。
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