free rider

短语

免费搭车者（享受其他国家最惠国待遇而不进行相应减让的国家）

词形变化

free riders 复数 free riders

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    One who gets a free ride on a ship, or similar; one who rides on a means of transportation gratis.

  2. 2.

    Someone who obtains goods or services legally without paying.

    引申义

    The store failed because all of the manager's friends were free riders who drove paying customers away.

  3. 3.

    One who obtains benefit from a public good without paying for it directly.

    搭便车者

    金融

    A lighthouse is the classic example of a public good because it is difficult to prevent a ship (a free rider) from using it.

  4. 4.

    A worker at an open shop who is able to enjoy the benefits negotiated by a union without being a member of the union.