opportunity

noun

1. 机会；时机
   a time when a particular situation makes it possible to do or achieve sth
   1. You'll have the opportunity to ask any questions at the end.
      你们最后将有机会提问任何问题。
   2. There was no opportunity for further discussion.
      没有机会进行深入讨论了。
   3. At least give him the opportunity of explaining what happened.
      至少要给他机会解释一下发生了什么事。
   4. Our company promotes equal opportunities for women (= women are given the same jobs, pay, etc. as men) .
      本公司提倡男女机会均等。
   5. career/employment/job opportunities
      职业发展 / 就业 / 工作机会
   6. I'd like to take this opportunity to thank my colleagues for their support.
      我谨借此机会感谢同事的支持。
   7. He is rude to me at every opportunity (= whenever possible) .
      他动不动就对我粗鲁无礼。
   8. They intend to close the school at the earliest opportunity (= as soon as possible) .
      他们打算尽早关闭学校。
   9. a window of opportunity (= a period of time when the circumstances are right for doing sth)
      行事的良机

1. See also: I had an opportunity to go to New York and study... The best reason for a trip to London is the super opportunity for shopping... I want to see more opportunities for young people. ...equal opportunities in employment. photo opportunity

Be careful with the spelling of this word.
注意该词的拼写。

1. You have single-handedly ballsed up the best opportunity we've had!
   你一个人就把我们最好的机会给搞砸了！
2. Now you have an opportunity to develop a greater understanding of each other
   现在你们有一个好机会，可以大大增进对彼此的了解。
3. In this trial two essential elements must be proven: motive and opportunity.
   在这次审讯中，必须证明两个基本因素：动机和时机。
4. Write down the sort of thing you would like to do, given the opportunity
   写下有机会的话你想做的事情。
5. He grabbed at the opportunity to buy his castle.
   他抓住机会买下了他的城堡。
6. It will be a heaven-sent opportunity to prove himself.
   这将是他证明自己的天赐良机。
7. I would like to take this opportunity of telling you about a new service which we are offering.
   我想借此机会向您介绍我们推出的一项新服务。
8. They did not lose the opportunity to say what they thought of events.
   他们不失时机地表达了自己对事件的看法。
9. He wanted to create a society of opportunity where benefits became available to the many.
   他想建立一个充满机遇的社会，在这个社会里多数人都可以享受到社会福利。
10. It was too good an opportunity to miss.
    这个机会太好了，不容错过。
11. I fear that if I don't write now I shall never have another opportunity to do so.
    我担心如果我不立即开始写作的话，就永远都不会再有机会了。
12. Offshoring provides an opportunity to obtain I.T. services at low cost.
    离岸外包提供了以低成本获得信息技术服务的机会。
13. I had an opportunity to go to New York and study
    我曾经有一个去纽约学习的机会。
14. The best reason for a trip to London is the super opportunity for shopping
    绝佳的购物机会是前往伦敦的最好理由。
15. I want to see more opportunities for young people.
    我希望年轻人能有更多机会。
16. This summer school presents an opportunity to experience all aspects of dance
    今年夏天，学校提供了一次全方位体验舞蹈的机会。
17. It would give us an opportunity to redeploy our resources.
    这将给我们一个重新配置资源的机会。
18. We have an opportunity now to really unlock the secrets of the universe
    我们现在有机会去真正解开宇宙的奥秘。
19. Swift said the growing sophistication among biotech investors presented an opportunity for a more specialist investment fund.
    斯威夫特说，生物科技领域的投资人越来越精明了，这也为我们获得一个更专业的投资基金提供了机会。
20. The thread running through many of these proposals was the theme of individual power and opportunity
    贯穿这许多提案的主线是个人权力和机遇这一主题。
21. I trust you will take the earliest opportunity to make a full apology
    我想你会一抓住机会就诚恳道歉的。
22. First-generation Americans view the United States as a land of golden opportunity
    第一代美国人认为美国是一个充满了机遇的国度。
23. Let's not waste an opportunity to see the children
    咱们别错过了看孩子们的机会。
24. It was a wasted opportunity.
    这是一个错失了的良机。
25. Who could wish for a better opportunity?
    谁还会企求能得到比这更好的机会呢？
26. I wish to take this opportunity to thank you all.
    我愿借此机会向大家表示感谢。
27. Industry and opportunity were the chief factors in his success.
    勤奋和机遇是他成功的两大因素。
28. By rights, I think he should have an opportunity to reply to our criticizm.
    按理，我认为他应该有对我们的批评进行答辩的权利。
29. The opportunity came early one morning.
    一天清晨机遇来了。
30. This is a most welcome opportunity.
    这是求之不得的机会。

  opportunity chance occasion time【导航词义：机会】

  opportunity n. 机会，时机

〔辨析〕指能够做某事或容易做成某事的机会，作此义解时常可与 chance 换用；也可指得到工作或提升的机会。

  chance n. 机会，机遇

〔辨析〕指做想做之事的适当时机，侧重指偶然或意外的机会。

  occasion n. 时机，机会

〔辨析〕指合适的机会或有利的时机，通常用单数，常后接介词 for。

  time n. （可利用的）时间

〔辨析〕指能够用来做某事的一段时间，多用于口语。

noun

1. a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
   1. the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington
   2. now is your chance

   Synonym:    chance