profiteer
更新时间:2026-06-25 15:34:24 栏目: 英语词典
更新时间:2026-06-25 15:34:24 栏目: 英语词典
/ˈprɒfɪtɪə(r)/ 或 /ˈprɑːfɪtɪr/
"Profiteer" 是指在不正当的情况下,通过操控市场、操纵价格或在某些困难情况下(如战争、灾难或经济危机)赚取过高的利润的人。通常该词带有贬义,用来形容那些以他人困境为牟取暴利手段的个人或企业。
名词和动词。
名词:指牟取暴利者。
动词:指从事暴利的行为。
The government has accused the company of being a profiteer during the war.
(政府指责该公司在战争期间牟取暴利。)
The merchants were seen as profiteers taking advantage of the disaster to raise prices.
(商人们被视为趁灾难抬高价格的牟利者。)
During the pandemic, some sellers acted as profiteers, charging excessively for basic supplies.
(在大流行期间,一些卖家充当了牟取暴利者,对基本用品收费过高。)
The law was passed to prevent profiteering in the aftermath of natural disasters.
(该法律通过是为了防止在自然灾害之后牟取暴利。)
Governments often regulate prices to prevent profiteering in times of crisis.
(政府通常会调控价格,以防止危机时的牟利行为。)
The company was criticized for profiteering off the public’s misfortune.
(该公司因利用公众的不幸牟取暴利而遭到批评。)
His actions were condemned as a form of profiteering, especially during the economic downturn.
(他的行为被谴责为一种牟取暴利的行为,尤其是在经济衰退期间。)
The authorities warned against profiteering and taking advantage of consumers' desperation.
(当局警告不要牟取暴利,不要利用消费者的绝望。)
The market crackdown was aimed at stopping profiteering from essential goods.
(市场整顿的目的是制止对基本商品的牟取暴利。)
Many people were accused of being profiteers after the flood, raising prices for clean water.
(许多人在洪水过后被指控为牟取暴利者,抬高清水的价格。)
Profiteering from: 利用…牟取暴利
Example: He was accused of profiteering from the shortage of medical supplies.
Profiteer at the expense of: 以…为代价牟取暴利
Example: Some businesses profiteered at the expense of people's suffering.
作为名词:指某个牟取暴利的人或企业。
作为动词:表示从某些困难、灾难或危机中牟取暴利的行为。
Profit(利润):通过合法或正常的商业活动获得的收入。
Exploitation(剥削):利用别人或某些情况来获取不正当的好处。
Speculation(投机):通过风险较大的投资方式获得利润,尤其在价格变化大的市场上。
通过这些词汇的使用,可以更好地理解 "profiteer" 一词的含义及其在语境中的使用。