cǎo​chuán​jiè​jiàn

leverage

  • created sense approved 草船借箭 · cǎo​chuán​jiè​jiàn · leverage

    草船借箭

    cǎo​chuán​jiè​jiàn

    leverage

    to use others' manpower and resources for one's own ends

    这家公司善于草船借箭,利用社交媒体的流量带动了自己的销售。

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  • created sense approved 草船借箭 · cǎo​chuán​jiè​jiàn · stratagem

    草船借箭

    cǎo​chuán​jiè​jiàn

    stratagem

    using straw boats to borrow arrows, an allusion to a strategy from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms

    诸葛亮通过草船借箭,一夜之间筹足了十万支箭。

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