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opportunity
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural opportunities
plural opportunities
Learner's definition of OPPORTUNITY
: an amount of time or a situation in which something can be done : chance机会；机遇；时机
[count]
- You'll have an/the opportunity to ask questions after the presentation.讲座结束之后你们有提问的机会。
- There were many missed opportunities (to score) throughout the game.整场比赛中有多次错失的得分机会。
- When the opportunity came for her to prove that she could do the job, she was ready.当证明她能够胜任那份工作的机会来临时，她已经准备好了。
- I had the rare/unique opportunity of speaking to the president.我得到了跟总裁对话的难得/唯一机会。
- Studying abroad provides a great opportunity to learn a foreign language.出国留学为学习外语提供了很好的机会。
- This sort of opportunity comes along once in a lifetime. = This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.这种机会一生中只会出现一次。
- There are fewer job/employment opportunities this year for graduates.今年毕业生的工作/就业机会更少了。
- This is a golden opportunity. [=an excellent chance to do or get something]这是一个黄金时机。
- I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who helped me with this book.借此机会，我要向所有帮助我完成这本书的人表示感谢。
- He was given every opportunity to prove that he was trustworthy.他得到了一切证明自己值得信赖的机会。
- The dog ran away at every opportunity. [=whenever it was able to]那只狗一有机会就溜走。
- Please call us at your earliest opportunity. [=please call us as soon as you can]请尽早给我们打电话。
- We will correct the error at the first opportunity. [=as soon as we are able to]我们会第一时间改正错误。
[noncount]
- There is plenty of opportunity for advancement within the company.在公司内部有很多晋升的机会。
- The contract provides us with a two-year window of opportunity. [=two years to do something that we want to do]这份合同让我们可以在两年的时间里做想做的事情。
- the land of opportunity [=a place where there are many opportunities; a place where people have many chances to succeed, achieve things, etc.]机会之地
- You need to be ready when opportunity knocks. [=when you get the chance to do something you want to do]当机遇来临时，你应该做好准备。
equal opportunity employer
(US) or British equal opportunities employer : an employer who does not discriminate against people because of their race, religion, etc.一视同仁的雇主；提供平等机会的雇主
Example Sentences
A phony war because its stated objective—eradicating terrorism—is impossible and serves to mask unstated, alarmingly open-ended goals, a kind of fishing expedition that provides an opportunity for America to display its intimidating arsenal … 
John Edgar Wideman, Harper's, March 2002 Nowadays my only opportunity for an old-fashioned, self-indulgent sulk comes when I'm traveling. Ian Frazier, Atlantic, March 2001 I'm handing you an opportunity in the heart of the city where the whole world's heading: journalists, corporate leeches, Japanese tourists, Greco-Roman wrestlers. Gary Smith, Illustrated, 11 Sept. 2000 More than 90 percent of female senior managers believe that men's and women's opportunities remain unequal … Katha Pollitt, Atlantic, November 1997 You'll have an opportunity to ask questions after the presentation. When the opportunity came for her to prove that she could do the job, she was ready. I had the rare opportunity of speaking to the president. Studying abroad provides a great opportunity to learn a foreign language. There are fewer job opportunities this year for graduates. I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who helped me with this book. He was given every opportunity to prove that he was trustworthy. There is plenty of opportunity for advancement within the company. See More
John Edgar Wideman, Harper's, March 2002 Nowadays my only opportunity for an old-fashioned, self-indulgent sulk comes when I'm traveling. Ian Frazier, Atlantic, March 2001 I'm handing you an opportunity in the heart of the city where the whole world's heading: journalists, corporate leeches, Japanese tourists, Greco-Roman wrestlers. Gary Smith, Illustrated, 11 Sept. 2000 More than 90 percent of female senior managers believe that men's and women's opportunities remain unequal … Katha Pollitt, Atlantic, November 1997 You'll have an opportunity to ask questions after the presentation. When the opportunity came for her to prove that she could do the job, she was ready. I had the rare opportunity of speaking to the president. Studying abroad provides a great opportunity to learn a foreign language. There are fewer job opportunities this year for graduates. I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who helped me with this book. He was given every opportunity to prove that he was trustworthy. There is plenty of opportunity for advancement within the company. See More Recent Examples on the Web The Queen had an uncanny knack for encapsulating in a phrase what the rest of us think but rarely quite put into words, or at least rarely have the opportunity to say to the right person at the right time. Andrew Roberts, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022 Visitors have the opportunity to explore everything from the Holocaust Museum and Children's Museum to the Museum of African American Culture or the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Gabi De La Rosa, Chron, 9 Sep. 2022 Students at other Ohio colleges who are interested in careers in tech will have an opportunity to study and learn skills for the semiconductor industry, too. cleveland, 9 Sep. 2022 Members of the Big Brothers Big Sisters organization will have an opportunity to cast out the lines and catch some fish at the 42nd annual BIG FISH Tournament. Emmett Hall, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2022 Diners will have an opportunity to experience a taste of Maldonado’s range with four courses of fresh seafood, inventive pastas and flavorful meat dishes. Detroit Free Press, 8 Sep. 2022 We are faced with being on a beautiful planet, in a beautiful world and have the opportunity to have the most incredible of lives. Liza Lentini, SPIN, 8 Sep. 2022 During the special, fans in the audience had the opportunity to ask Osbourne questions about the album and his career, his songwriting process and life at home. Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2022 The tool is not exact, but was built as a guide for travelers to better plan trips and have the best opportunity to see peak fall colors in certain areas of the country. Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 7 Sep. 2022 See More
Andrew Roberts, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022 Visitors have the opportunity to explore everything from the Holocaust Museum and Children's Museum to the Museum of African American Culture or the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Gabi De La Rosa, Chron, 9 Sep. 2022 Students at other Ohio colleges who are interested in careers in tech will have an opportunity to study and learn skills for the semiconductor industry, too. cleveland, 9 Sep. 2022 Members of the Big Brothers Big Sisters organization will have an opportunity to cast out the lines and catch some fish at the 42nd annual BIG FISH Tournament. Emmett Hall, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2022 Diners will have an opportunity to experience a taste of Maldonado’s range with four courses of fresh seafood, inventive pastas and flavorful meat dishes. Detroit Free Press, 8 Sep. 2022 We are faced with being on a beautiful planet, in a beautiful world and have the opportunity to have the most incredible of lives. Liza Lentini, SPIN, 8 Sep. 2022 During the special, fans in the audience had the opportunity to ask Osbourne questions about the album and his career, his songwriting process and life at home. Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2022 The tool is not exact, but was built as a guide for travelers to better plan trips and have the best opportunity to see peak fall colors in certain areas of the country. Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 7 Sep. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English oportunyte, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French oportunité, borrowed from Latin opportūnitāt-, opportūnitās, from opportūnus "convenient, opportune" + -itāt-, -itās -ity
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of opportunity was in the 14th century Phrases Containing opportunity
noun
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