[あまくだり, amakudari] (n, vs) retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation; (P) [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Lucrative \Lu"cra*tive\, a. [L. lucrativus, fr. lucrari to gain,
fr. lucrum gain: cf. F. lucratif. See {Lucre}.]
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1. Yielding lucre; gainful; profitable; making increase of
money or goods; as, a lucrative business or office.
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The trade of merchandise being the most lucrative,
may bear usury at a good rate. --Bacon.
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2. Greedy of gain. [Obs.]
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Such diligence as the most part of our lucrative
lawyers do use, in deferring and prolonging of
matters and actions from term to term. --Latimer.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lucrative
adj 1: producing a sizeable profit; "a remunerative business"
[syn: {lucrative}, {moneymaking}, {remunerative}]
แสดงได้ทั้งความหมายของคำเดี่ยว และคำผสม ได้อย่างถูกต้อง
เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
