单词 | exploitation |
释义 | exploitation (once / 1807 pages) n Have you ever seen pictures of poor sick children in advertisements and wondered if they were being used for someone's profit? If this is the case, call it exploitation. When you’re talking about natural resources or knowledge rather than people, exploitation meaning "the fullest most profitable use of something" is not a bad thing. The exploitation of recycled materials can only be beneficial to our pollution problems. When people suffer under exploitation, however, it means their misfortune is being used for another's profit. Child labor, sweatshop work and debt slavery are all forms of exploitation. WORD FAMILYexploitation: exploitations+/exploit: exploitation, exploitative, exploitatory, exploited, exploiter, exploiting, exploitive, exploits, overexploit/exploitative: exploitatively/exploited: unexploited/exploiter: exploiters/overexploit: overexploitation, overexploited, overexploiting USAGE EXAMPLESTo the contrary, free markets frequently teem with manipulation, exploitation and deception. Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016) If these costs were included in the price of fossil-fuel extraction and consumption, the price would no longer be “right” for the exploitation of ANWR. Seattle Times(Dec 27, 2016) Regardless of the intentions of those on whom it is bequeathed, celebrity is the lieutenant of exploitation. The Guardian(Dec 20, 2016) 1n an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly) capitalistic exploitation of the working class Syn|Hypo|Hyper using, victimisation, victimization blaxploitation the exploitation of black people (especially with regard to stereotyped roles in movies) sexploitationthe commercial exploitation of sex or sexuality or explicit sexual material colonialismexploitation by a stronger country of weaker one; the use of the weaker country's resources to strengthen and enrich the stronger country neocolonialismcontrol by a powerful country of its former colonies (or other less developed countries) by economic pressures mistreatment the practice of treating (someone or something) badly 2n the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful the exploitation of copper deposits Syn|Hypo|Hyper development land development making an area of land more useful water development, water program, water projectmaking an area of water more useful overexploitation, overuse, overutilisation, overutilizationexploitation to the point of diminishing returns capitalisation, capitalizationthe act of capitalizing on an opportunity commercialisation, commercializationthe act of commercializing something; involving something in commerce electrificationthe act of providing electricity unitisation, unitizationthe joint development of a petroleum resource that straddles territory controlled by different companies employment, exercise, usage, use, utilisation, utilization the act of using |
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