| 释义 |
carpetbag
I. \ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: so called from its having been originally made of carpet
1. : a traveling bag often made in the style of the Boston bag and especially common in the United States in the 19th century
2. : any traveling bag
II. adjective
: following the practices of carpetbaggers : of or characteristic of carpetbaggers
< carpetbag adventurers >
< a carpetbag government >
III. intransitive verb
1. : to travel with little luggage
2. : to act in the manner characteristic of carpetbaggers
transitive verb
: to infest or oppress with carpetbaggers |