滥竽充数

[làn yú chōng shù]

英语翻译

(said of incompetent people or inferior goods) be there just to make up the number

滥竽充数[lànyúchōngshù]

-pretendtoplaytheYu(awindinstrument)inordertomakeupthenumberforanorchestra--tobeincludedinagroupjusttofillinavacancy;actasastopgap;bedraggedintoswellthetotal;fillapostwithoutrealqualifications;holdapostwithoutqualifications;justfillupavacancy;makeupanumberwithoutactivework;passoneselfoffasoneoftheplayersinanensemble--tobetherejusttomakeupthenumber(usedofincompetentpeopleorinferiorgoods);putinmenwhocannotwork:
Iamnotgoodatsinging.I'mherejusttomakeupthenumber.我不会唱歌，我在这儿只是滥竽充数。

必须把滥竽充数的科研人员调到其他工作岗位上去。
The scientific research personnel who held the post without qualification must be transferred to another post.