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单词 carpet-bagging
释义 ˈcarpet-ˌbagging orig. and chiefly U.S.
Travelling with only a carpet-bag to contain one's effects; spec. the practice of a carpet-bagger. Also attrib.
1869Atlantic Monthly June 747 After three weeks' delightful Carpet-Bagging.1888Bryce Amer. Commw. iii. lxxv. II. 621 Negro suffrage produced, during the few years of ‘carpet-bagging’ and military government which followed the war, incredible mischief.1904N.Y. Even. Post. 1 Feb., The infernal ‘carpet-bagging’ system at present in vogue should be done away with.1955Times 26 May 4/3 In this carpet-bagging age, a home-grown politician is as rare as a home-grown professional footballer.
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