Definition
转嫁有两个主要含义：一是字面意义的“改嫁”，指寡妇或离异女性再婚；二是比喻意义的“转移”，常用于表达把责任、成本、危机等本应由自己承担的东西推给别人，现代汉语中这个用法更常见，常出现在“把……转嫁给……”结构中。
v.
(of a woman) to remarry after divorce or widowhoodto shiftto transfer (responsibility, blame, cost, etc.) onto someone else
Examples
- 转嫁。Tā shìtú bǎ shībài de guòcuò zhuǎn jià gěi biérén.He tried to shift the blame for the failure onto others.
- 转嫁。Gōngsī tōngguò zhǎngjià bǎ chéngběn zhuǎn jià gěi le xiāofèizhě.The company passed the cost on to consumers by raising prices.
- ，转嫁。Zài gǔdài, guǎfù zhuǎn jià chángcháng shòu dào jiāzú de zǔnáo.In ancient times, widows who remarried often faced opposition from their families.
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