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exploitation

英 [eksplɒɪ'teɪʃ(ə)n] 美[,ɛksplɔɪ'teʃən]
  • n. 开发,开采;利用;广告推销

英英释意


1. the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful;
"the development of Alaskan resources"
"the exploitation of copper deposits"
2. an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly);
"capitalistic exploitation of the working class"
"paying Blacks less and charging them more is a form of victimization"