2010년 4월 16일 금요일

Dic: an opportunity (하고 싶은데 할 수 있겠다 싶은 것)

  • I get my nose into a new activity; I spend some amount of time on it. I find that I put pressure on my time. At some point, I find that something has to go. I begin to scan what I do. I look for opportunities. I look for activities that I participate in that I could stop participating in.
opportunity: N-VAR : oft N to-inf, N for n/-ing | An opportunity is a situation in which it is possible for you to do something that you want to do.
... Cobuild, an excerpt of some text

Cf. Synonyms: opportunity, occasion, opening, chance, break

These nouns refer to a favorable or advantageous circumstance or combination of circumstances.
  • Opportunity is an auspicious state of affairs or a suitable time:
    ... "If you prepare yourself . . . you will be able to grasp opportunity for broader experience when it appears" (Eleanor Roosevelt).
  • Occasion suggests the proper time for action:
    ... an auspicious occasion; an occasion for celebration.
  • An opening is an opportunity affording a good possibility of success:
    ... waited patiently for her opening, then exposed the report's inconsistency.
  • Chance often implies an opportunity that arises through luck or accident:
    ... a chance for us to chat; no chance of losing.
  • A break is an often sudden piece of luck, especially good luck:
    ... got his first big break in Hollywood.
.... The American Heritage

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