[ 复数 carpetbaggers ]
N-COUNT If you call someone a carpetbagger, you disapprove of them because they are trying to become a politician in an area which is not their home, simply because they think they are more likely to succeed there. 外来政客 [美国英语]
I'm going to make friends with the Yankee carpetbaggers now and I'll beat them at their own game, and you'll beat them with me.
我会和那些北佬投机家们交朋友的，我会运用他们自己制定的游戏规则来击败他们，你要和我一起来击败他们。
Our bus company has served this town for years, but now the new one run by carpetbaggers from the city is stealing our business.
我们的公交公司服务于这个小镇已经很多年了，现在，城里来的投机者开了这家新公司，抢了我们的生意。
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