这个警察当得 跟摆设似的
“As a policeman, I feel as if I'm just a decoration.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
总有人出面干涉
“somebody always intervened.”
这个 警察当得 跟摆设似的
“As a policeman, I feel as if I'm just a decoration.”
师父
“Master,”
“We are totally useless here; we are just for show.”
Calling a person or institution '摆设' highlights bureaucratic helplessness and empty posturing when genuine authority is stripped away.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
just like a decorative ornament; completely for show
A common spoken metaphor describing a person, tool, or post that is useless and lacks actual function.
serving as; fulfilling the role of
Used with potential or descriptive complements to evaluate how well or poorly one performs an occupational role.
Attaches to nouns or verbs to indicate strong resemblance, roughly equivalent to 'as if' or 'just like'.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Honestly though, he has worked as a policeman for so long.”
“You think I am a useless police officer?”
“What kind of a cop are you?”
“but he also wants to trample on the dignity of the police.”