Definition
袒护 means to shield or cover up for someone in a way that is unfair or biased — you protect them from blame or punishment even though they did something wrong. It carries a negative connotation and is often used to criticize someone for being partial (e.g., a parent 袒护 a child, a boss 袒护 an employee). You can use it with an object directly: 袒护某人.
v.
to shield (someone from blame or punishment)to be partial toto cover up for
Examples
- 袒护。Lǎoshī bù yīnggāi tǎn hù rènhé yí gè xuéshēng.Teachers should not be partial to any student.
- ，袒护。Tā fàn le cuò, fùmǔ què yíwèi tǎn hù tā.He made a mistake, but his parents just kept shielding him.
- 袒护。Zhè zhǒng tǎn hù xiàshǔ de xíngwéi zài gōngsī lǐ hěn chángjiàn.This kind of behavior of shielding subordinates is very common in companies.
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