buccaneering

美 [ˌbʌkəˈnɪrɪŋ]英 [ˌbʌkəˈnɪərɪŋ]
  • adj.爱冒险的,大胆的(尤指经商方面)
buccaneeringbuccaneering

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

buccaneering

频次

  • 1
    ADJ-GRADED (尤指以赚钱为目的)热衷投机的
    If you describe someone as buccaneering, 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

noun

1
hijacking on the high seas or in similar contexts;taking a ship or plane away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it
air piracy
Synonym: piracy

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  1. 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。

  2. A class of moneymen who once only managed funds for buccaneering , rich families now count the world 's largest public pension funds and endowments as clients .

    曾经为喜欢投机的富翁家族理财的金融家,现今已让世界上最大的公共养老金,基金会成为其客户。

  3. 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。

  4. 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。

  5. British Aerospace , which did the first al-Yamamah deal in 1985 , had a buccaneering culture very different from that of GEC , where , says Mr King , Lord Weinstock always demanded the highest standards of commercial behaviour .

    英国航空航天公司在1985年做成第一单al-Yamamah生意,它海盗般的文化和GEC截然不同,金先生说,在GEC,Weinstock阁下一直都以最高的商业行为标准来要求他们。