Mobile
Log In Sign Up
Home > chinese-english > "发横财" in English

English translation for "发横财"

make a fortune in a devious way; strike it rich; get [have] a windfall; get rich by foul means; strike oil; ill-gotton gains

Related Translations:
穷人发横财:  the poor man makes a pile
大发横财:  make staggering profits; amass ill-gotten wealth [riches]; get rich illegally; make a pot of money by foul methods; make piles of money; reap [acquire] exorbitant [huge] profits [gains] by
Example Sentences:
1.He is not going to make a killing that way .
他不会靠那种方法发横财
2.Fortunes were made overnight by financial manipulators .
而金融市场的操纵者却转瞬之间大发横财
3.They struck oil only after years of market research .
他们花了好些年工夫去作市场研究,以后才大发横财
4.Celia is a part of that greedy, ruthless, moneycoining, high-pressure drug business .
西莉亚也是那贪婪、无情、发横财、施加高压的药品工业的一分子。
5.World falls apart , this guy makes a fortune
这个世界土崩瓦解了,这个家伙却大发横财
6.During each war the monopoly capitalists amassed fabulous wealth
每次战争垄断资本家们都大发横财
7.The speculators cleaned up large fortunes by selling when prices rose
投机商们一见到行情上涨就抛售,从中大发横财
8.A spokeswoman for the court said , the man hadn ' t used the money to enrich himself . so the german media called him a modern day robin hood
法庭的一位发言人称,这名男子自己并没有借此机会大发横财。德国的新闻媒体称他为“现代罗宾汉” 。
Similar Words:
"发黑氧化处理" English translation, "发狠" English translation, "发哼" English translation, "发哼声" English translation, "发横" English translation, "发轰隆声" English translation, "发洪水" English translation, "发红" English translation, "发红(脸)" English translation, "发红, 潮红" English translation