wheeler-dealers

英 [ˈwiːlə(r) ˈdiːləz]

美 [ˈwiːlər ˈdilərz]

n.  (商界或政界的)工于心计的人，进行复杂交易的人
wheeler-dealer的复数

柯林斯词典

• (尤指在商场和政治上)玩弄于腕者，工于心计的人，投机钻营者
  If you refer to someone, especially in business or politics, as awheeler-dealer, you disapprove of the way that they try to succeed or to get what they want, often by dishonest or unfair methods.

双语例句

• Such an advert will not be appearing in the world's newspapers any time soon, but it may have a ring of truth after research revealed the best wheeler-dealers could well be "functional psychopaths".
  美国科学家最近公布的一项研究结果显示，机能性精神病患者可以成为出色的赚钱高手。
• The first type take great pride in the technical aspects of their products; the second are wheeler-dealers who concentrate on making money; the final subspecies have a structured approach to their trade, adopting many of the habits of large corporations.
  第一类企业家以自己产品的技术特点为傲；第二类企业家是专注于赚钱的精明商人；最后一类企业家则以一种结构化的方法来经营企业，采纳了大公司的许多惯用做法。