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Definition of opportunist in English: opportunistnoun ɒpəˈtjuːnɪstˌɑpərˈt(j)unəst A person who takes advantage of opportunities as and when they arise, regardless of planning or principle. most burglaries are committed by casual opportunists 多数的入室行窃是随意的机会主义者所为。 Example sentencesExamples - Rowe said Jackson was a man being manipulated by opportunists, who kept information from him and wanted to milk millions of dollars out of him.
- The opportunists know exactly what matters and it is always money or power.
- They would keep opportunists like him at several arms length.
- Instead, he allowed himself to be misled by the sycophants, opportunists and the parasitic financiers.
- Some of their accusers may have been louts or opportunists.
- The fact that there are opportunists in the world does not change anything regarding the need to protect people.
- Such opportunists must not be given a chance to destabilise this country.
- Most burglaries are carried out by opportunists when a house is empty.
- This is how the opportunists must be taught a lesson.
- They seem to have become a party of opportunists and I think that's where the problem for Meg lies.
- As we noted here, opportunists will always arise to exploit an exploitable situation.
- Contrary to popular opinion, these crimes are not committed by opportunists who see an expensive car and take a chance.
- We've got our whole country giving, and you yet you see people out here who are clearly opportunists taking advantage of a sad situation.
- Close scrutiny revealed that some opportunists had collected the used bottles and filled them with ordinary water to sell them at premium rates.
- Not necessarily incompetent, they are opportunists who seize the chance to make lots of money for doing relatively little work.
- There are opportunists who think of Diwali as a way to make a buck and sell it as a colorful commodity on the market.
- I've seen people react to the opportunists with even more idiocy.
- Someone laboriously tills the land and the fruits are snatched away by the opportunists.
- However, police are convinced those responsible were organised car thieves and not opportunists.
- It said criminals are more likely to be opportunists making the most of chances that arise in their everyday lives.
adjective ɒpəˈtjuːnɪstˌɑpərˈt(j)unəst Opportunistic. 机会主义的 the calculating and opportunist politician 富于心计的机会主义政客。 Example sentencesExamples - And the middle-management drones who man these media outlets stations seem to be in awe of this opportunist trash-talker.
- Such information was priceless for opportunist burglars, he added.
- To detail all the political twists and turns of this thoroughly opportunist outfit would require a small book.
- These are men and women who work not off of political ideals or even insight, but rather are driven by careerist ambition and opportunist fear.
- Wife beating is not endorsed, although some opportunist clerics interpret that it is permissible.
- That loophole has been exploited by opportunist operators who produce watered-down spirits and market them as the real thing.
- There's not going to be an officer on every street corner at all times of day and night just waiting for that opportunist criminal.
- Police want to boost the numbers of residents participating in the scheme which is proven to cut crime and acts as a deterrent to opportunist thieves and intruders.
- The existing rules are so opaque it is difficult to avoid the impression they were drawn up in a spirit of opportunist ambiguity.
- Customers visiting supermarkets in the town have been hit by opportunist criminals at both Somerfield and Waitrose in the High Street.
- Opportunism played an important part in my acquisition of data, in the same way that the subjects of study made their money from opportunist ventures.
- Careless motorists whose vehicles are ‘shop windows’ for opportunist thieves have left a York beat officer at the end of his tether.
- They are the most glaringly opportunist bunch of hypocrites in politics.
- ‘I think they were opportunist thieves and happened to be in the area,’ she added.
- This flows organically from their opportunist politics.
- Nigel Corrigan, if only for that opportunist goal, will recall this final with pride.
- What all these opportunist groups oppose, above all, is any independent role for the working class.
- Nor is it all the fault of racist or opportunist politicians - but they hardly help.
- A simple device is being promoted to deter opportunist thieves.
- I wonder what opportunist bandwagon he is planning to join this week?
OriginLate 19th century: from opportune + -ist. Definition of opportunist in US English: opportunistnounˌɑpərˈt(j)unəstˌäpərˈt(y)o͞onəst A person who exploits circumstances to gain immediate advantage rather than being guided by consistent principles or plans. 机会主义者 most burglaries are committed by casual opportunists 多数的入室行窃是随意的机会主义者所为。 Example sentencesExamples - Someone laboriously tills the land and the fruits are snatched away by the opportunists.
- They seem to have become a party of opportunists and I think that's where the problem for Meg lies.
- Not necessarily incompetent, they are opportunists who seize the chance to make lots of money for doing relatively little work.
- Contrary to popular opinion, these crimes are not committed by opportunists who see an expensive car and take a chance.
- Most burglaries are carried out by opportunists when a house is empty.
- We've got our whole country giving, and you yet you see people out here who are clearly opportunists taking advantage of a sad situation.
- Rowe said Jackson was a man being manipulated by opportunists, who kept information from him and wanted to milk millions of dollars out of him.
- I've seen people react to the opportunists with even more idiocy.
- It said criminals are more likely to be opportunists making the most of chances that arise in their everyday lives.
- The opportunists know exactly what matters and it is always money or power.
- However, police are convinced those responsible were organised car thieves and not opportunists.
- The fact that there are opportunists in the world does not change anything regarding the need to protect people.
- Such opportunists must not be given a chance to destabilise this country.
- As we noted here, opportunists will always arise to exploit an exploitable situation.
- They would keep opportunists like him at several arms length.
- This is how the opportunists must be taught a lesson.
- Some of their accusers may have been louts or opportunists.
- There are opportunists who think of Diwali as a way to make a buck and sell it as a colorful commodity on the market.
- Close scrutiny revealed that some opportunists had collected the used bottles and filled them with ordinary water to sell them at premium rates.
- Instead, he allowed himself to be misled by the sycophants, opportunists and the parasitic financiers.
adjectiveˌɑpərˈt(j)unəstˌäpərˈt(y)o͞onəst Opportunistic. 机会主义的 the calculating and opportunist politician 富于心计的机会主义政客。 Example sentencesExamples - Nigel Corrigan, if only for that opportunist goal, will recall this final with pride.
- Wife beating is not endorsed, although some opportunist clerics interpret that it is permissible.
- That loophole has been exploited by opportunist operators who produce watered-down spirits and market them as the real thing.
- Customers visiting supermarkets in the town have been hit by opportunist criminals at both Somerfield and Waitrose in the High Street.
- There's not going to be an officer on every street corner at all times of day and night just waiting for that opportunist criminal.
- This flows organically from their opportunist politics.
- Opportunism played an important part in my acquisition of data, in the same way that the subjects of study made their money from opportunist ventures.
- To detail all the political twists and turns of this thoroughly opportunist outfit would require a small book.
- I wonder what opportunist bandwagon he is planning to join this week?
- ‘I think they were opportunist thieves and happened to be in the area,’ she added.
- These are men and women who work not off of political ideals or even insight, but rather are driven by careerist ambition and opportunist fear.
- And the middle-management drones who man these media outlets stations seem to be in awe of this opportunist trash-talker.
- The existing rules are so opaque it is difficult to avoid the impression they were drawn up in a spirit of opportunist ambiguity.
- Careless motorists whose vehicles are ‘shop windows’ for opportunist thieves have left a York beat officer at the end of his tether.
- Police want to boost the numbers of residents participating in the scheme which is proven to cut crime and acts as a deterrent to opportunist thieves and intruders.
- Nor is it all the fault of racist or opportunist politicians - but they hardly help.
- What all these opportunist groups oppose, above all, is any independent role for the working class.
- A simple device is being promoted to deter opportunist thieves.
- They are the most glaringly opportunist bunch of hypocrites in politics.
- Such information was priceless for opportunist burglars, he added.
OriginLate 19th century: from opportune + -ist. |