ADJECTIVE | VERB + OPPORTUNITY | OPPORTUNITY + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤ample, considerable, plenty of許多機會;大量機會◇We'll have plenty of opportunity to talk later.我們以後會有很多機會聊天。➤limited, little, not much有限的/很少的/不多的機會▸➤big, excellent, favourable/favorable, golden, good, great, marvellous/marvelous, real, tremendous, welcome, wonderful重要的機會;良機;有利的時機;絕佳的機會;難得的機會;真正的機會◇a golden opportunity to invest in new markets投資新市場的良機➤exciting令人興奮的機會▸➤ideal, perfect完美的機會▸➤suitable合適的機會▸➤reasonable合理的時機◇We need to give them a reasonable opportunity to look at the display.我們需要給他們提供一個合適的時機來看展覽。➤available可得到的機會▸➤every每個機會◇Students should take every opportunity to widen their experience.學生應利用一切機會拓展自己的經歷。➤new新的機遇▸➤historic, once-in-a-lifetime, rare, unique, unparalleled, unprecedented, unrivalled/unrivaled (especially BrE) 具有歷史意義的/絕無僅有的/罕見的/獨一無二的/無與倫比的/前所未有的/極好的機會▸➤lost, missed, wasted失去的/錯過的/浪費的機會▸➤career, educational, employment, job, training職業發展/教育/就業/工作/培訓機會▸➤business, commercial, economic, growth, investment, market, sales商機;經濟上的機會;發展時機;投資時機;市場機會;銷售時機◇a missed sales opportunity錯失的銷售時機➤photo (= an opportunity to take photographs of famous people)(為名人安排的)接受拍照時間▸➤equal opportunities, equal opportunity (especially NAmE) (= the principle of treating all people the same, regardless of sex, race, etc.)機會均等◇We are dedicated to the principle of equal opportunity.我們奉行機會均等的原則。◇an equal-opportunities employer (BrE) 一個提倡機會均等的雇主◇an equal-opportunity employer (NAmE) 一個奉行機會均等的雇主VERB + OPPORTUNITY➤have有機會▸➤find, get發現/得到機會◇We didn't get much opportunity to swim.我們沒有太多的機會游泳。➤afford, create, give sb, offer (sb), open up, present, provide (sb with)給予機會;創造機會;(給某人)提供機會◇to provide better educational opportunities提供更好的受教育機會➤see看到機會◇He saw a great opportunity to make some money.他發現了一個賺錢的良機。➤grasp, seize, take, take advantage of, take up, use抓住機會;把握機會;利用機會◇May I take this opportunity to congratulate Ruth on her promotion.讓我借此機會對魯斯的晉升表示祝賀。➤lose, miss失去/錯失機會◇He lost no opportunity to vent his anger on those around him.他動不動就拿周圍的人出氣。➤pass up放棄機會OPPORTUNITY + VERB➤exist機會存在▸➤arise, come, occur, present itself機會出現/來到/發生/自己出現◇When the opportunity came, I seized it with both hands.當機會來臨時,我用雙手抓住了它。PREPOSITION➤opportunity for⋯的機會◇The job will offer you excellent opportunities for promotion.這個工作將給你極好的晉升機會。PHRASES➤at the earliest opportunity, at the first (possible) opportunity一有機會➤at every available opportunity, at every opportunity, at every possible opportunity利用一切機會▸➤equality of opportunity機會均等▸➤the opportunity of a lifetime千載難逢的機會▸➤a window of opportunity機會之門;行事的良機◇The ceasefire has created a window of opportunity to rescue the peace process.停火為挽救和平進程敞開了一扇機會之門。