buccaneering
英 [ˌbʌkəˈnɪərɪŋ]
美 [ˌbʌkəˈnɪrɪŋ]
adj. 爱冒险的,大胆的(尤指经商方面)
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牛津词典
adj.
- 爱冒险的,大胆的(尤指经商方面)
enjoying taking risks, especially in business- Virgin's buccaneering founder, Richard Branson
维珍公司富有冒险精神的创始人理查德∙布兰森
- Virgin's buccaneering founder, Richard Branson
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED (尤指以赚钱为目的)热衷投机的
If you describe someone asbuccaneering, you mean that they enjoy being involved in risky or even dishonest activities, especially in order to make money.- ...a buccaneering British businessman.
一个喜欢投机的英国商人
- ...a buccaneering British businessman.
英英释义
noun
- hijacking on the high seas or in similar contexts
- air piracy
双语例句
- A calm and thoughtful lawyer, he is the antithesis of the buccaneering bosses of the 1990s.
律师出身的他,为人沉着,且善于思考,与上世纪90年代那些莽莽撞撞的老板形成鲜明对比。 - Vladimir Potanin was a buccaneering businessman who quit his job in the foreign ministry and within a few years built a small trading company into one of Russia's leading banks.
弗拉基米尔。波大林(VladimirPotanin)是一个海盗式的商人,他辞去了在外交部的职务,建立了一个小贸易公司,并在几年之内把这家公司变成了俄罗斯最大的银行之一。 - He spent many years travelling the world with buccaneering parties, and was involved in looting, violence and general piracy.
许多个年头他带领着一帮野心勃勃的冒险家环游世界,干着杀人越货的海盗勾当。 - His chocolate triumph is not the result of a snap buccaneering move, but follows decades of immersing himself in the cocoa business.
他这场“巧克力胜仗”不是一次海盗式的快速掠夺,而是浸淫可可交易几十载的结果。