fair-weather ally

/ˈfɛrˌwɛðər ˈælaɪ/· 名词短语(习语)

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fair-weather ally
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Chinese meaning

只zhǐ共gòng顺shùn境jìng的de盟méng友yǒu,靠kào不bú住zhù的de盟méng友yǒu

只zhǐ在zài顺shùn境jìng时shí相xiāng伴bàn的de盟méng友yǒu

In this story →

加jiā欧ōu关guān系xì不bú是shì只zhǐ顺shùn境jìng相xiāng伴bàn的de盟méng友yǒu关guān系xì

Example

Carney Says Canada and E.U. 'Are Not Fair Weather Allies' as Trump Threatens Europe Over 'Hostile Act'

卡kǎ尼ní称chēng加jiā拿ná大dà与yǔ欧ōu盟méng「不bú是shì酒jiǔ肉ròu盟méng友yǒu」,同tóng时shí特tè朗lǎng普pǔ正zhèng以yǐ「敌dí对duì行xíng为wéi」为wèi由yóu威wēi胁xié欧ōu洲zhōu。

Source: TIME · 17 Sep 2026

Background ✎

加jiā拿ná大dà总zǒng理lǐ卡kǎ尼ní在zài欧ōu洲zhōu议yì会huì演yǎn讲jiǎng,欢huān迎yíng加jiā拿ná大dà成chéng为wéi欧ōu盟méng「准zhǔn成chéng员yuán」的de提tí议yì,而ér特tè朗lǎng普pǔ几jǐ小xiǎo时shí前qián刚gāng称chēng这zhè个ge提tí议yì「荒huāng唐táng」。卡kǎ尼ní强qiáng调diào欧ōu洲zhōu和hé加jiā拿ná大dà合hé则zé强qiáng,双shuāng方fāng可kě共gòng同tóng守shǒu护hù价jià值zhí观guān;此cǐ举jǔ也yě是shì他tā在zài加jiā美měi贸mào易yì战zhàn持chí续xù之zhī际jì,减jiǎn少shǎo加jiā拿ná大dà对duì美měi国guó市shì场chǎng依yī赖lài的de举jǔ措cuò。

Roots · etymology

fair-weather 本义是「晴天时的」,引申为「只在顺境时出现的」,与 ally(盟友)组合而成

  • fair(晴朗的)+ weather(天气)+ ally(盟友)

Collocations

  • fair-weather friend / fair-weather fan / loyal ally

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