单词 | opportunity |
释义 | opportunity (once / 54 pages) n Seize the noun, opportunity, if you're talking about circumstances that allow you do to something you'd like to do. Wouldn't you love to have the opportunity to meet your favorite musician? When the situation is right for you to do something you're interested in doing, you have the opportunity to do it. The word comes from the Latin phrase, ob portum veniens "coming toward a port" which refers to a favorable wind blowing ships into the harbor. Think of an opportunity as something a good wind blew your way. WORD FAMILYopportunity: opportunism, opportunities+/inopportune: inopportunely, inopportuneness/opportune: inopportune, opportunely, opportuneness, opportunity/opportunism: opportunist, opportunistic/opportunist: opportunists/opportunistic: opportunistically USAGE EXAMPLESExplaining this research is clearly within the mandate of the Labor Department, whose mission statement includes a pledge to “advance opportunities for profitable employment.” Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) “The ivory trade is a great opportunity for China to show its commitment to its global responsibilities,” he wrote in an email. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) “I think the magnitude and the opportunity, I think he pressed a little bit,” Del Rio said. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) n a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington Syn|Hypo|Hyper chance brass ring a rich opportunity or a prize daya period of opportunity clean slate, fresh start, tabula rasaan opportunity to start over without prejudice audience, hearingan opportunity to state your case and be heard hunting grounda place where opportunities abound occasionan opportunity to do something openingopportunity especially for employment or promotion roomopportunity for saythe chance to speak crack, shota chance to do something streeta situation offering opportunities throwa single chance or instance cut-rate sale, sale, sales eventan occasion (usually brief) for buying at specially reduced prices possibility, possibleness capability of existing or happening or being true |
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