ambulance-chasing
noun [ U ] informal disapproving uk/ˈæm.bjʊ.lənsˌtʃeɪ.sɪŋ/ us/ˈæm.bjʊ.lənsˌtʃeɪ.sɪŋ/
（律师）怂恿受伤者起诉责任人或企业
an attempt by a lawyer to get work by persuading someone who has been injured to claim money from the person or company responsible
That legal firm seems to do a lot of ambulance-chasing. 那家律师行看来做了许多怂恿受伤者起诉的事情。
See: ambulance chaser
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- The attorneys were expensive and their ambulance-chasing was off-putting.
- I didn’t ask about the accident because I thought it would be seen as ambulance-chasing.
- This is the worst form of ambulance-chasing.
ambulance-chasing
adjective [ before noun ] informal disapproving uk/ˈæm.bjʊ.lənsˌtʃeɪ.sɪŋ/ us/ˈæm.bjʊ.lənsˌtʃeɪ.sɪŋ/
怂恿受伤者起诉责任人或企业的
trying to get legal work by persuading someone who has been injured to claim money from the person or company responsible
He is an ambulance-chasing lawyer. 他是一个怂恿受伤者起诉的律师。
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- Companies believe ambulance-chasing lawyers are fuelling an increase in accident claims.
- It's an "ambulance-chasing" legal environment, which sees every mishap as an opportunity for a lawsuit.
- This became a lucrative new practice for ambulance-chasing personal injury lawyers.