opportunist

英 [ˌɒpəˈtjuːnɪst]

美 [ˌɑːpərˈtuːnɪst]

adj.  机会主义的; 投机的; 见风转舵的
n.  <贬>机会主义者; 投机取巧者

复数：opportunists　

Collins.1 / BNC.20133 / COCA.20072

牛津词典

adj.

• 机会主义的；投机的；见风转舵的
  making use of an opportunity, especially to get an advantage for yourself; not done in a planned way
  1. an opportunist crime
     临时起意的偶发犯罪

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED （人）机会主义的，投机取巧的
  If you describe someone asopportunist, you are critical of them because they take advantage of any situation in order to gain money or power, without considering whether their actions are right or wrong.
  1. ...corrupt and opportunist politicians.
     贪污受贿、投机取巧的政客
  2. Anopportunistis someone who is opportunist.
     机会主义分子；投机取巧者
  3. Like most successful politicians, Sinclair was an opportunist...
     跟大多数得志的政客一样，辛克莱也是个机会主义者。
  4. Car thieves are opportunists.
     偷车贼都是些瞅准机会就下手的人。
• ADJ （行动）临时起意的，抓住机会的
  Opportunistactions are not planned, but are carried out in order to take advantage of a situation that has just occurred.
  1. Eric Cantona made the game safe with a brilliant opportunist goal.
     埃里克·坎通纳抓住机会踢进绝妙的一球，锁定了比赛的胜局。

英英释义

noun

• a person who places expediency above principle
  Synonym:self-seeker

adj

• taking immediate advantage, often unethically, of any circumstance of possible benefit
  Synonym:opportunistictimeserving

双语例句

• EXAMPLE: Our cousin is an opportunist who takes advantage of members of our family, but has no loyalty to them, and so none of us really trust him.
  我们的表兄是一个机会主义者，他总是占家里人的便宜，但对他们毫无忠信，所以我们都不信任他。
• Conservative Jim Garner presents us with an amateurish politician unqualified for the vice presidency, yet also a shrewd legal opportunist swimming in cash.
  属于保守派的吉姆·加纳让我们看到的爱德华兹是一个当副总统还不够格的外行政客，一个在钱海中游泳的精明的机会主义律师。
• "Left" opportunist mistakes, as we said before, are a reflection of petty-bourgeois fanaticism within the party; they occurred in times when we broke with the bourgeoisie.
  我们说过，“左”倾机会主义错误，是小资产阶级狂热性在党内的反映，那是在和资产阶级决裂时期发生的。
• While I'm sure the vast majority of baggage handlers and airport screeners are honest, all you need is one dishonest opportunist who spots your laptop in an X-ray screening.
  我相信绝大部分的行李处理人员和机场监测人员都是诚实。但是只要出现一个不诚实的机会主义者在做X光扫描时盯上了你的电脑。
• Information asymmetry, opportunist, bounded rationality, and specific human capital, which act on transaction costs, may lead to policy distortion or time lags in education policy.
  受信息不对称、机会主义、有限理性以及资产专用性等因素的影响，交易费用可能导致政策失真或时滞等现象的出现。
• If and only if the defense cost is much too high, the opportunist will dominate the system.
  若防范成本过大，则机会主义者将主宰系统。
• The tender process must now start again, and Sir Richard, ever the opportunist, seizes his chance to argue that Virgin should win this time.
  现在，竞标过程必须重新开始，永远是机会主义者的理查德爵士抓住机会辩称，这次维珍应该获胜。
• The peasant self-defence corps were not able to hold on to their rifles as a result of the opportunist line.
  农民自卫军如此没有把握枪枝的能力，这是机会主义路线的结果。
• Your goal is to create a lasting impression, but not as an opportunist.
  你要给对方留下一个深刻印象，但不要让其认为你是机会主义者。
• Under the Right opportunist line of Chen Tu-hsiu, the peasants, our chief ally, were abandoned.
  当时陈独秀的右倾机会主义路线，抛弃了农民这个最主要的同盟军。