downthe helm

用法例句

One that is very changeable or fickle.

变化无常者，见风使舵者变化无常的人或物，见风使舵的人

He is always temporizing and is disliked by his classmates.

他总是见风使舵，因而不受同学喜欢。

Let who will be king, I will be vicar of Bray still.

（管它谁做国王呢，我都会见风使舵的。）

She would balance and temporize endlessly before reaching a decision.

她在做出决定前会不断地犹豫观望和见风使舵。

A weather cock and an artful person, he spoke a lot of beautiful words to please people.

他这个人, 见风使舵, 八面玲珑, 说了不少使大家高兴的话。

To fashion one's views for momentary popularity or advantage.

见风使舵为了暂时的好处或利益而随时改变自己的观点

There were a few holdouts, but they also jumped on the bandwagon toward the end of the campaign.

本来有几个不让步的人，可是他们在竞选的最后阶段也见风使舵了。

You can see with what nicety we have to trim our sails between chemistry and history.

你瞧在化学课和历史课之间，我们需要多么小心地见风使舵。

One who changes one's opinions, especially political opinions, to suit the needs of the moment.

见风使舵者，趋炎附势者改变自己的观点，尤其是政治观点以适应目前的需要

If you would on'y lay your course and a p'int to windward, you would ride in carriages, you would.

如果你们能认定自己的目标，懂得见风使舵的话，你们就会坐上四轮马车，一定会的。

put the helm up [down]

将舵向上[下]转; 转舵使船迎 [背] 风

Take the wheel, see if we can make her come to.

把住舵，看能否使船头向着风。

The quartermaster swung the ship into the wind and laid it by.

舵工调转船头使船顶风停下。

Down [Up] (with the) helm!

转舵背 [迎] 风!

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。

Captain: Full left rudder! Full left rudder! Do you hear me?!

船长：左满舵，左满舵，听见了吗？

"Hellum-a-lee -- hard a port!

“要起大风了——左转舵！

An oar often acts as a rudder.

船桨常作舵来使用。