- (disapproving)
a situation in which somebody treats somebody else in an unfair way, especially in order to make money from their work 剥削;榨取 the exploitation of children 对儿童的剥削 Starvation and poverty are the result of global economic exploitation, not lack of resources. 饥饿和贫困是全球经济剥削的结果,而不是缺乏资源。
Extra ExamplesMigrant workers are vulnerable to exploitation. 流动工人易受剥削。 The party's avowed aim was to struggle against capitalist exploitation. 该党公开宣称的宗旨是与资本主义剥削作斗争。 societies based on the exploitation of slaves 基于对奴隶剥削的社会
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- brutal
- ruthless
- cynical
- …
- prevent
- struggle against
- be open to
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the use of land, oil, minerals, etc. 利用;开发;开采 commercial exploitation of the mineral resources in Antarctica 南极洲矿物资源的商业开采
Extra ExamplesTurtles are increasingly threatened by human exploitation. 海龟正日益受到人工开发的威胁。 the direct exploitation of natural forests 对天然林的直接开发
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- effective
- efficient
- full
- …
- be ripe for
- (disapproving)
the fact of using a situation in order to get an advantage for yourself (出于私利的)利用 exploitation of the situation for his own purposes 利用这种局势达到他自己的目的 her ruthless exploitation of popular fear 她无情地利用大众的恐惧心理
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- effective
- efficient
- full
- …
- be ripe for