| opportunism | (n) taking advantage of opportunities without regard for the consequences for others, Syn. expedience, self-seeking, self-interest |
| opportunist | (n) a person who places expediency above principle, Syn. self-seeker |
| opportunist | (adj) taking immediate advantage, often unethically, of any circumstance of possible benefit, Syn. timeserving, opportunistic |
| opportunistic infection | (n) any infection caused by a microorganism that does not normally cause disease in humans; occurs in persons with abnormally functioning immune systems (as AIDS patients or transplant patients receiving immunosuppressive drugs) |
| tunis | (n) the capital and principal port of Tunisia, Syn. capital of Tunisia |
| tunisia | (n) a republic in northwestern Africa on the Mediterranean coast; achieved independence from France in 1956, Syn. Republic of Tunisia, Example: southern Tunisia is mostly desert |
| tunisian | (n) a native or inhabitant of Tunisia |
| tunisian | (adj) of or relating to the city of Tunis or its residents, Example: Tunisian markets |
| tunisian | (adj) of or relating to Tunisia or its inhabitants, Example: Tunisian archeological sites |
| tunisian dinar | (n) the basic unit of money in Tunisia, Syn. dinar |
| tunisian dirham | (n) 100 dirhams equal 1 dinar in Tunisia, Syn. dirham |
| tunisian monetary unit | (n) monetary unit in Tunisia |
| Neptunist | { , prop. n. [ Cf. F. neptinien, neptuniste. ] (Geol.) One who adopts the Neptunian theory. [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: Neptunian |
| Opportunism | n. [ Cf. F. opportunisme. ] The art or practice of taking advantage of opportunities or circumstances, or of seeking immediate advantage with little regard for ultimate consequences. [ Recent ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Opportunist | n. [ Cf. F. opportuniste. ] One who advocates or practices opportunism. [ Recent ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
| opportunistic | adj. 1. taking immediate advantage, often unethically, of any circumstance of possible benefit; practising opportunism. [ wns=1 ]
Syn. -- opportunist, timeserving. [ WordNet 1.5 ] 2. (Med.) Causing disease only when the immune system of the host has been weakened, or other damage to the host provides special opportunity for invasion; -- of microorganisms or infectious diseases; as, opportunistic pathogens may infect a burn site; AIDS predisposes a patient to opportunistic infection. [ PJC ] |
| 投机 | [tóu jī, ㄊㄡˊ ㄐㄧ, 投 机 / 投 機] to speculate (on financial markets); opportunistic; congenial; agreeable #6,817 [Add to Longdo] |
| 乘机 | [chéng jī, ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧ, 乘 机 / 乘 機] to seize the chance; opportunistic #14,828 [Add to Longdo] |
| 突尼斯 | [Tū ní sī, ㄊㄨ ㄋㄧˊ ㄙ, 突 尼 斯] Tunisia; Tunis (capital of Tunisia) #23,180 [Add to Longdo] |
| 树倒猢狲散 | [shù dǎo hú sūn sàn, ㄕㄨˋ ㄉㄠˇ ㄏㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄣ ㄙㄢˋ, 树 倒 猢 狲 散 / 樹 倒 猢 猻 散] When the tree topples the monkeys scatter. (成语 saw); fig. an opportunist abandons an unfavorable cause; Rats leave a sinking ship. #104,039 [Add to Longdo] |
| 突尼斯市 | [tū ní sī shì, ㄊㄨ ㄋㄧˊ ㄙ ㄕˋ, 突 尼 斯 市] Tunis (capital of Tunisia) #197,415 [Add to Longdo] |
| 左倾机会主义 | [zuǒ qīng jī huì zhǔ yì, ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄐㄧ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄨˇ ㄧˋ, 左 倾 机 会 主 义 / 左 傾 機 會 主 義] leftist opportunism (blamed for failures of Chinese communists from 1927) [Add to Longdo] |
| 机会主义 | [jī huì zhǔ yì, ㄐㄧ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄨˇ ㄧˋ, 机 会 主 义 / 機 會 主 義] opportunism; pragmatism [Add to Longdo] |
| 突尼西亚 | [Tū ní xī yà, ㄊㄨ ㄋㄧˊ ㄒㄧ ㄧㄚˋ, 突 尼 西 亚 / 突 尼 西 亞] Tunisia [Add to Longdo] |
| チュニジア(P);テュニジア | [chunijia (P); teyunijia] (n) Tunisia; (P) #11,965 [Add to Longdo] |
| オポチュニスト | [opochunisuto] (n) opportunist [Add to Longdo] |
| オポチュニズム | [opochunizumu] (n) opportunism [Add to Longdo] |
| 御都合主義;ご都合主義 | [ごつごうしゅぎ, gotsugoushugi] (n) opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency [Add to Longdo] |
| 御都合主義者;ご都合主義者 | [ごつごうしゅぎしゃ, gotsugoushugisha] (n) opportunist [Add to Longdo] |
| 日和見感染 | [ひよりみかんせん, hiyorimikansen] (n) opportunistic infection [Add to Longdo] |
| 日和見菌 | [ひよりみきん, hiyorimikin] (n) opportunistic pathogen [Add to Longdo] |
| 日和見主義 | [ひよりみしゅぎ, hiyorimishugi] (n) opportunism [Add to Longdo] |
| 風見鶏 | [かざみどり, kazamidori] (n) (1) weather vane; (2) fence-sitter; opportunist [Add to Longdo] |
| 便宜主義 | [べんぎしゅぎ, bengishugi] (n) opportunism; expediency [Add to Longdo] |
| 便乗主義者 | [びんじょうしゅぎしゃ, binjoushugisha] (n) opportunist [Add to Longdo] |
| 蝙蝠 | [こうもり;かわほり;へんぷく, koumori ; kawahori ; henpuku] (n) (1) bat (animal); (2) (abbr) (See 蝙蝠傘) umbrella; (3) opportunist [Add to Longdo] |
