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保护伞

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Collocation

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充当……的保护伞
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成为保护伞
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作保护伞
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撑起保护伞

Definition

保护伞:

Literally means:

protective umbrella

Actually means:

It figuratively means a person or a group that has such strong power or authority that it can offer harbor or protection to others.

The object of protection may be good or bad. It is derogatory in the latter sense.

比喻拥有强大的力量或相当大的权势,因而能对别人起保护作用的人或集团。

被保护的对象可以是好的,也可以是不好的(指后者时含有贬义)。

Example

Used as object. (作宾语)
1
  
jiànkāng
健康
bǎoxiǎn
保险
guǎn
管理
bàn
办法
  
zhèngshì
正式
shíshī
实施
hòu
  
,
wéi
tóubǎorén
投保人
bèibǎoxiǎnrén
被保险人
chēng
le
liù
bǎosǎn
保护伞
  

After the formal implementation of the Measures for the Administration of Health Insurance, six umbrellas were put in effect for the insured and the insured.

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各地
zhèng
政府
fēnfēn
纷纷
wéi
nóngmíngōng
农民工
chēng
bǎosǎn
保护伞
  
,
bāngzhù
帮助
men
他们
tǎo
huí
le
bèi
tuōqiàn
拖欠
de
gōng
工资
  

Local governments have been holding up umbrellas for migrant workers to help them recover their wages in arrears.

3
men
他们
biānzhī
编织
le
yòu
guānxiwǎng
关系网
  
,
mǒuxiē
某些
lǐngdǎo
领导
biànchéng
变成
le
自己
de
bǎosǎn
保护伞
  
,
biàn
以便
cháng
长期
cóngshì
从事
zǒu
走私
huódòng
活动
  

They have woven one network after another, turning some leaders into their own umbrellas for long-term smuggling.

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