fish in troubled water plunder a burning house rob the owner while his house is on fire make use of sb.´s misfortune to serve one´s own ends
With no buyer in sight for the company as a whole, the vultures started to circle.
由于公司目前找不到买主,趁火打劫者开始围攻。
—— 柯林斯例句Troops are being deployed to help with rescue efforts and prevent looting.
部队被派出帮助营救和防止趁火打劫。
—— 给力词典精选European pressure groups ( anti stem - cell, anti - software ) hijack process?
欧洲的一些反对组织 ( 反干细胞组织 、 反 软件组织 ) 将趁火打劫?
—— 给力词典精选Daily Proverb : Never fish in troubled water.
不要混水摸鱼,趁机取利,趁火打劫。
—— 给力词典精选He is fishing in troubled waters.
他是在趁火打劫。
—— 给力词典精选