wheeler-dealer
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˌwiː.ləˈdiː.lər]
- 美式音标 [ˌwiː.lɚˈdiː.lɚ]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- n.追求利益的人；独断独行者
- vi.独断独行；一意孤行
英汉例句
- "Some people call my brother a wheeler-dealer because he"s made so much money buying and selling real estate.
他说：“有些人说我哥哥人很利害、很会耍手段，因为他做房地产生意赚了好多钱。 - A top-tier university is not only significant as a research center, but as a networking hub, cultural behemoth, and, if you're lucky, a wheeler-dealer landlord.
一个一流的大学并不仅仅象征着科研中心，同时也是一个网络中心，文化巨无霸，如果你幸运的话，它还是一个独断专行的地主。 - By the way, some have praised Mr. Immelt’s appointment on the grounds that at least he represents a company that actually makes things, rather than being yet another financial wheeler-dealer.
顺便要说的是，有些人对美伊特先生的任命表示赞扬，原因是至少他代表一个实实在在做事的公司，而不是另外一家唯利是图的金融公司。 - The cardinal, though robed as a Good Shepherd, often seemed a wheeler-dealer in best Philippine style.
ECONOMIST: Cardinal Sin - Steinway, blue jeans peddler Levi Strauss, real estate wheeler-dealer Donald Trump and electrical industry pioneer George Westinghouse.
FORBES: Four Easy Ways For Republicans To Attract Immigrant Voters - Jonathan Leitersdorf is an Israeli wheeler-dealer with strong roots in New York.
FORBES: Feds Move To Liquidate Jet-Setter's Government-Backed Venture Firm
双语例句
权威例句
英英字典
- someone who wheels and deals
- If you refer to someone, especially in business or politics, as a wheeler-dealer, you disapprove of the way that they try to succeed or to get what they want, often by dishonest or unfair methods.