"carpetbagger" 怎么发音

word

US

KAR-puht-BAG-er

UK

KAH-pit-BAG-uh

释义

A 'carpetbagger' is a person who moves to a new place, often after a crisis or change, to gain personal or political advantage, especially an outsider seeking authority or business in a different region.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈkɑɹpətˌbæɡɝ

英式英语

kˈɑːpɪtbˌæɡɐ

简化发音

美式

KAR-puht-BAG-er

英式

KAH-pit-BAG-uh

语境中听

After the war, several carpetbaggers arrived to start new businesses.

Many locals were suspicious of the carpetbaggers from the North.

The politician was accused of being a carpetbagger in the state.

Some voters saw her as just another carpetbagger looking for easy power.