| 单词 | carpetbagger |
| 释义 | carpetbaggerWord family nouncarpetingcarpetbagcarpetbaggercarpetmongercarpetverbcarpet-bomb Politics car·pet·bag·ger /ˈkɑːpətˌbæɡə $ ˈkɑːrpɪtˌbæɡər/ noun [countableC] 1. PPsomeone from the northern US who went to the southern US after the Civil War in order to make money, especially in a dishonest way 〔美国内战后去南方〕投机钻营的北方人 2. someone who moves to a different place to try to be politically successful – used to show disapproval 外来政客〔含贬义〕 3. British EnglishBrE someone who opens an account at a building society because they think that the building society will soon become a bank, and then they will receive money or shares in the bank 在购房互助协会开立账户者〔因认为该购房互助协会很快会变为银行，可以分得红利或股票〕 Examples from the Corpus carpetbagger• Neither Royal Liver nor any of the other friendly societies has taken any action so far to deter carpetbaggers.• The bad news for carpetbaggers is that Liverpool Victoria changed its membership criteria in June. From Longman Business Dictionary carpetbaggercar·pet·bag·ger /ˈkɑːpətˌbægəˈkɑːrpətˌbægər/ noun [countableC] informal disapproving 1British EnglishBrEFINANCE an investor who puts their money into a LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY or a BUILDING SOCIETY, hoping that it will DEMUTUALIZE (=become a company with shares) and that they will get a WINDFALL (=money paid to members if they agree to the change) It has opened eight times the normal number of accounts, partly because of activity from carpetbaggers. —carpetbagging noun [uncountableU] carpetbagging which brought record cash inflows 2American EnglishAmE a politician who is active in an area that is not their home because they think they have more chance of being successful there than at home Some branded them carpetbaggers for the long period they had spent in exile abroad. |
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