a set of circumstances that makes it possible to do something 机会 we may see increased opportunities for export. 我们可能会看到出口机会的增加。 the collection gives students the opportunity of reading works by well-known authors. 该文集让学生有机会阅读著名作家的作品。 ■a chance for employment or promotion (就业或升职的)机会 career opportunities in our New York Headquarters. 在我们纽约总部升职的机会。
常用词组 opportunity knocks
a chance of success occurs 成功的机会来了
语源
late Middle English: from Old French opportunite, from Latin opportunitas, from opportunus (see opportune)