英语词汇“time-waiter”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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time-waiter

† time-waiter n. Obsolete a person who waits for a favourable moment, turn of events, etc.; an opportunist; cf. tide-waiter n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > expediency > expedience > [noun] > opportunist

time-waiter1833

tide-waiter1841

opportunist1873

1833 R. W. Hamilton Serm. ii. 106 He..declined to assist what he forebore to oppose; and received the indignant answer and the just retribution which it ever hurls against the time-server and time-waiter.

1859 G. A. Sala Twice round Clock (1861) 175 You never see these ghostly time-waiters anywhere but on 'Change, and out of 'Change hours.

1899 Globe 30 June During the debate Mr. Courtney call'd himself first a Liberal Unionist and then a Time-waiter.

extracted from timen.int.conj.

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单词	time-waiter
释义	> as lemmas time-waiter † time-waiter n. Obsolete a person who waits for a favourable moment, turn of events, etc.; an opportunist; cf. tide-waiter n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > expediency > expedience > [noun] > opportunist time-waiter1833 tide-waiter1841 opportunist1873 1833 R. W. Hamilton Serm. ii. 106 He..declined to assist what he forebore to oppose; and received the indignant answer and the just retribution which it ever hurls against the time-server and time-waiter. 1859 G. A. Sala Twice round Clock (1861) 175 You never see these ghostly time-waiters anywhere but on 'Change, and out of 'Change hours. 1899 Globe 30 June During the debate Mr. Courtney call'd himself first a Liberal Unionist and then a Time-waiter. extracted from timen.int.conj. < as lemmas
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