adventurer

英 [əd'ventʃ(ə)rə]美 [əd'vɛntʃərɚ]
  • n. 冒险家；投机商人
CET6 TOEFL 低频词

英文词源

adventurer (n.)
late 15c., "one who plays at games of chance," agent noun from adventure (v.). Meaning "one who seeks adventures" is from 1660s.

双语例句

1. No adventurer of this type ever came to a good end!
像这样铤而走险的人是不会有好结果的!
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
2. Don't break in when the adventurer is telling his own story.
冒险家讲他自己的经历时,别打断他.
来自辞典例句
3. Some bold , unprincipled , ignorant adventurer was found.
一个粗暴卤莽,无所不为, 愚昧无知的冒险家被选中了.
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4. A bold adventurer may sometimes acquire a considerable fortune by two or three successful speculations.
大胆的冒险者,有时也许由于两三次投机的成功而获得很大一笔财产.
来自辞典例句
5. They said Kelso got some rascally adventurer, some Belgian brute, to insult his son - in - law in public.
他们说是凯尔索指使某个下贱的冒险家, 一个比利时恶棍, 来当众侮辱他的 女婿.
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