steal credit; take undeserved glory
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to steal credit or glory that rightly belongs to someone else; to take undeserved praise
formalOften used in formal, literary, or self-deprecating contexts. Implies a morally questionable or shameless act of taking credit.
Zhè这
shì是
Wáng王
jiào教
shòu授
de的
yán研
jiū究
chéng成
guǒ果
，
wǒ我
bù不
gǎn敢
lüè掠
měi美
。
This is Professor Wang's research achievement; I dare not steal the credit.
Tā他
zǒng总
ài爱
bǎ把
tuán团
duì队
de的
chéng成
gōng功
guī归
yú于
zì自
jǐ己
，
yǒu有
lüè掠
měi美
zhī之
xián嫌
。
He always attributes the team's success to himself, which is suspected of taking undeserved credit.
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Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
de的
hé核
xīn心
lǐ理
niàn念
lái来
zì自
tā他
de的
dǎo导
shī师
，
tā他
gōng公
kāi开
chéng承
rèn认
，
jué绝
bù不
lüè掠
měi美
。
The core idea of this article came from his supervisor; he openly admitted it and would never steal the glory.