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to be there just to make up the number 滥竽充数

编辑:chaxungu时间:2022-10-13 04:03:13分类:英语技巧

“滥竽充数”,汉语成语,意思是不会吹竽的人混在会吹竽的队伍里充数(pretend to play the Yu [a wind instrument] in order to make up the number for an orchestra)。比喻无本领的冒充有本领,次货冒充好货(to be there just to make up the number [used of incompetent people or inferior goods])。

例句:

我不会唱歌, 我在这儿只是滥竽充数。

I am not good at singing. I'm here just to make up the number.

宁可虚位以待,也不要让不称职的人滥竽充数。

We'd rather leave the place vacant than have someone incompetent fill the position.