袒护 (tǎn hù) — to shield (someone from blame or punishment), to be partial to, to cover up for
Definition
袒护 means to shield or cover for someone (often a subordinate) out of partiality, implying unfair bias. It always carries a negative judgment, unlike neutral 'protect'.
verb
to shield (someone from blame or punishment)to be partial toto cover up for
Examples
- 袒护。Lǎo shī bú yīng gāi tǎn hù rèn hé yí gè xué shēng.Teachers should not be partial to any student.
- ，袒护。Tā fàn le cuò, fù mǔ què yí wèi tǎn hù tā.He made a mistake, but his parents just kept shielding him.
- 袒护。Zhè zhǒng tǎn hù xià shǔ de xíng wéi zài gōng sī lǐ hěn cháng jiàn.This kind of behavior of shielding subordinates is very common in companies.
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