| 词汇 | carpetbagger |
| 释义 | carpetbagger noun[ C ] uk /ˈkɑː.pɪtˌbæɡ.ər/ us /ˈkɑːr.pətˌbæɡ.ɚ/ carpetbaggernoun[C] (POLITICS)mainly USdisapproving someone who tries to be elected as a politician in a place away from their home because they think there is a greater chance of succeeding there外来投机政客 Voters & candidates in elections abstainer Brexiteer candidate constituency constituent coronate floating voter multi-candidate nay non-voter non-voting primary slate swing voter ticket unaffiliated unelectable voter write in yea carpetbaggernoun[C] (MONEY)UKdisapproving someone who invests in a financial organization that is owned by its members, in order to make a profit if it is sold: 投机商 Thousands of carpetbaggers have invested in the building society, hoping that it will become a public company.数以千计的投机商投资该房屋互助协会，希望其能成为一家上市公司。 Stock markets algo anti-city anti-dilution anti-speculation anti-speculative arbitrageur asset-stripping broker bull market capital investment equity footsie gilt grubstake head fake hedging ICO inconvertible rentier stockbroker belt carpetbagger | American Dictionarycarpetbagger noun[ C ] (alsocarpet bagger)us/ˈkɑr·pɪtˌbæɡ·ər/ US history a person from the American North who tried to profit in the American South after the Civil War carpetbagger | Business Englishcarpetbagger noun[ C ] uk /ˈkɑːpɪtˌbæɡər/us POLITICS USdisapproving a politician who runs for election in a place where he or she does not live or has only lived for a short time: People do not want interference from here today, gone tomorrow, political carpetbaggers. BANKING UKdisapproving a person who joins a mutual organization (= one that is owned by its members rather than by shareholders) hoping that it will become a company with shares and pay its members to agree: The building society is finalizing its defence against carpetbaggers who have forced a demutualization vote. |
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