这位政客刚搬到我们州几个月就参选,被指责是投机取巧的外来者。

The politician was accused of carpetbagging when he ran for office just months after moving to our state.

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The politician was accused of carpetbagging when he ran for office just months after moving to our state.

carpetbagging 是由 carpetbag(毛毡旅行包)加后缀 -ing 构成的动词名词化形式。carpetbag 原指美国南北战争后北方投机者常用的旅行包,后来引申为"外来投机者"的意思。 carpetbagging 特指"外来者为了政治利益而迅速在当地竞选公职的行为",带有贬义色彩,暗示这种参选者缺乏对当地社区的真正了解和投入。

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