opportunist

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op·por·tun·ist /ˌɒpəˈtjuːnɪst $ ˌɑːpərˈtuː-/ noun [countableC]

1 CHANCE/OPPORTUNITYsomeone who uses every opportunity to gain power, money, or unfair advantages – used to show disapproval 機會主義者，機會主義分子〔含貶義〕

Voters dislike opportunists – politicians who change their policies according to opinion polls.

選民不喜歡機會主義分子——那些根據民意調查結果來改變方針的政客。

2 CRIMEsomeone who commits a crime because they have a chance to, and not because they planned to 臨時起意的作案者

Most burglars are opportunists.

大多數入室盜竊者都是臨時起意的。

an opportunist crime

臨時起意的罪案

—opportunist adjectiveadj

the opportunist policies of wartime leaders

戰時領導人的機會主義政策

—opportunistic /ˌɒpətjuːˈnɪstɪk◂ $ ˌɑːpərtuː-/ adjectiveadj

opportunistic thefts from cars

臨時起意的車内物品盜竊案

Examples from the Corpus

opportunist• It is difficult to tell whether he really wants to help May or whether he is just an opportunist.• Some of the crime is committed by opportunists who wander into students rooms and take cash and credit cards.• As the finance company started to fail a few opportunists managed to make more money out of it.• The herring gulls are local resident birds, and great opportunists, able to change their feeding habits to whatever is available.• The ships have gone and so has the Black Rat, but the opportunist Brown Rat remains a threat ashore.• There are basically two types of thief: the opportunist and the pro.• The woman I had spoken with was directly responsible for deciding what the opportunist was paid.• The opportunist was told what he deserved to know: nothing.• The opportunist, too, deserved applause.• an unethical opportunist

From Longman Business Dictionary

opportunistop·por·tun·ist /ˌɒpəˈtjuːnəstˌɑːpərˈtuː-/ noun [countableC]

a person or organization that is willing to use every chance to gain an advantage or make money

These companies represent a growing band of economic opportunists - they move with lightning speed whenever an opportunity opens.

—opportunistic adjectiveadj

We’re a very opportunistic company, continually looking to strengthen ourselves strategically in individual market segments.

—opportunistically adverbadv

We’re learning how to sell much more opportunistically.

op·por·tun·ist noun

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