carpetbagger

carpetbagger，英語單詞，主要用作名詞，作名詞時譯為“外來政客；（美國內戰後去南方）投機鑽營的北方人；投機分子，外來投機分子；在購房互助協會開立賬戶者”。

基本介紹

• 外文名：carpetbagger
• 詞性：名詞
• 英式發音：[ˈkɑːpɪtbæɡə(r)]
• 美式發音：[ˈkɑːrpɪtbæɡər]

單詞用法

柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典

carpetbagger /ˈkɑːpɪtˌbæɡə/ ( carpetbaggers )

1.N-COUNT If you call someone a carpetbagger, you disapprove of them because they are trying to become a politician in an area which is not their home, simply because they think they are more likely to succeed there. 外來政客 [美國英語]

短語搭配

The Carpetbagger's Children 陰謀家的後代