coattail

resigned on the coattails of the scandal.

而辞职

elected to office on the coattails of a popular governor.

由于一位受人戴的官员的帮助而被推选到政府机关

Knowing the lrishman to be hottempered, the Welshman trailed his coattails talking loudly about the "dirty lrish" just in order to anger him.

这个士人知道那个人生性暴躁，故意寻衅，大声地谈论着“讨厌的人”，就是想气气他。