0 an occasion or situation that makes it possible to do something that you want to do or have to do, or the possibility of doing something -- 機遇，時機，機會；可能性
There are some great opportunities now for engineers trained in computer-aided design. 對受過電腦輔助設計訓練的工程師來說，現在有一些很好的就業機會。
employment/job opportunities 就業機會
He had a golden (= an extremely good) opportunity to score in the first half but squandered it. 他在上半場時有一個絕佳的射門得分機會，可是給浪費掉了。
I used to love going out dancing, but I don't get much opportunity now. 我過去喜歡去劇院，但現在我沒有甚麼機會去。
He goes fishing at every opportunity (= as often as possible). 他一有機會就去釣魚。
formal Please contact us at the earliest opportunity (= as soon as possible). 請盡快和我們聯繫。
An ankle injury meant she missed the opportunity to run in the qualifying heat. 腳踝受傷意味著她失去了參加資格賽的機會。
[ + to infinitive ] The exhibition is a unique opportunity to see her later work. 這次展覽是欣賞她後期作品的難得機會。
I was never given the opportunity of going to college. 我從沒有得到過上大學的機會。
Everyone will have an opportunity to comment. 每個人都有機會發表意見。
The incentive to collect and return the item is effectively transferred to the agents with the lowest opportunity cost of time.
This restructuring provides the opportunity, as yet not fully achieved, of transferring resources between components of the healthcare system.
We look forward to the opportunities thus granted to us.
At the same time, urban life-styles and the acquisition of new rights and opportunities radically changed women's expectations and collective self-image.
Structural reforms associated with economic liberalization have important implications for employment creation and income opportunities.
This makes for a clear and straightforward historical materialist account (drawing largely on previously published sources), but also leads to missed opportunities.
What kinds of opportunities are there for developing symbolic competence?
First, how do the opportunities for private gain differ in different electoral systems?
