| 释义 |
carry the can
英音 [ ˈkæri ðə kæn ]
美音 [ ˈkæri ðə kæn ]
释义
承担责任：为自己没有造成的事情承担责任或受到指责。
为某事负责：为某事的后果或损失负责。
例句
1·I'm not going to carry the can for his mistakes.
我才不打算因为他的错误而被责怪。
2·Before the result was announced Coe had said that: "If we win I'll carry the flame home, if we lose I'll carry the can ."
在最终结果揭晓之前，科就放言：“如果我们赢了，我会把奥运圣火带回家；如果我们输了，我会为此负责。”
3·When the danger of the enterprise became obvious, one by one Claud's confederates backed out, and left him to carry the can .
当企业的危机变得十分明显时，克劳德的同伙人一个个打了退堂鼓，让他一个人倒霉。
同义词
代人受过；背黑锅；单独承担困难的任务
to become a scapegoat
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