徇私舞弊寻私作弊xùn sī wǔ bìact wrongly out of personal considerations; act wrongly so as to practise favouritism or nepotisn; do wrong to serve one’s friends or relatives
❍ 谁想这伙官员，贪滥无厌，循私作弊，克减酒肉，都是那等谗佞之徒，贪爱贿赂的人。却将御赐的官酒，每瓶克减只有半瓶；肉一斤，克减六两。(《水浒全传》1015) Shamelessly dishonest,they stinted for their own private gain. These bribe-taking back biting liars gave out wine bottles that were only half full,and the catty of meat each man received weighed only ten ounces instead of sixteem. 徇私舞弊xùn sī wǔ bì徇私：因照顾私人关系而做不合法的事情；舞弊：弄虚作假，欺骗蒙混。play favoritism and practise fraud, do wrong to serve one’s friends or relatives |