Exploitation ˌeksplɔɪˈteɪʃn Situation Noun The Ex·Ploit·Ation Awl Disapproving
The word "exploitation" refers to the act of treating someone unfairly for personal gain or profit. It can also mean the development and use of resources, or the act of using a situation to one's advantage.
ex·ploit·ationAWL/ˌeksplɔɪˈteɪʃn; NAmEˌeksplɔɪˈteɪʃn/noun[uncountable ]1( disapproving) a situation in which sb treats sb 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2the use of land, oil, minerals, etc. 开发;开采;开拓◆commercial exploitation of the mineral resources in Antarctica南极洲矿物资源的商业开采3( 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exploitationexploitationsex·ploit·ation/ˌeksplɔɪˈteɪʃn; NAmEˌeksplɔɪˈteɪʃn/
1a situation in which you treat someone unfairly by asking them to do things for you, but give them very little in return – used to show disapprovalexploitation of The film industry thrives on the sexual exploitation of women.2the development and use of minerals, forests, oil etc for business or industryexploitation of the controlled exploitation of resourcescommercial/economic exploitation3the full and effective use of somethingexploitation of greater exploitation of these data4an attempt to get as much as you can out of a situation, sometimes unfairlyexploitation of the exploitation of religion for political ends
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[ˌeksplɔɪˈteɪʃn]
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开发(53%),利用(19%),剥削(18%),开采(10%)
n.开发,开采;利用;广告推销;剥削
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