opportunist

英 [ˌɒpə'tjuːnɪst] 美 [ˌɑːpər'tuːnɪst]

• n. 机会主义者；投机者
• adj. 机会主义者的

英英释义

Noun:

1. a person who places expediency above principle

Adjective:

1. taking immediate advantage, often unethically, of any circumstance of possible benefit

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. His Russian friend was not an opportunist.
   他的这个苏联朋友不是一个机会主义者。
2. There were many opportunists and few men of principle.
   机会主义者多,坚持原则的人则少。
3. Your goal is to create a lasting impression,not as an opportunist.
   你的目的是要给对方留下一个深刻印象，但不要让其认为你是一个投机者。

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. Smith marked his debut match with an opportunist goal.
   史密斯首次上场比赛就打进一个机会球。
2. Whoever overlooks or belittles this point will commit "Left" opportunist mistakes.
   谁要是忽视或轻视了这一点，谁就要犯“左”倾机会主义的错误。

经典引文

• Drake was an opportunist who traded, robbed or raided to achieve his aims.

  出自： C. Francis

• The Party was becoming corrupt with more opportunists..than honest communists.

  出自： S. Rosenberg

近反义词

【近义词】

• freebooter 海盗
• speculator 投机者
• fortune hunter 追求有钱女子的男人...
• buccaneer 海盗
• swashbuckler 流氓
• chancer 笨拙的人
• carpetbagger <美口>投机政客...
• opportunistic 机会主义的
• self-seeker 利己主义的人...
• timeserving 骑墙主义