单词 | carpetbagger |
释义 | carpetbagger 1.<贬>(politician)外来政客, 外来政治候选人(试图在没有当地关系的地区谋取公职者) He was denounced as a carpetbagger.他的外来政客身份遭到了公开指责。 2.<英>(investor)(在互助储蓄或人寿保险机构进行短期投资的)投机客 The building society's growth in business was due to carpetbaggers, who opened savings accounts.建房互助会的业务增长是因为投机客开立了储蓄账户。 3.<美>(after Civil War)(美国南北战争后为了从重建中获利而去南部的)北方投机分子, 提包客 He had come to Washington, not as a common carpetbagger, but a man well known.他来到了华盛顿, 不是作为一个普通的北方投机分子, 而是作为一个名人。 |
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