exploitation

noun

1. 剥削；榨取
   a situation in which sb treats sb else in an unfair way, especially in order to make money from their work
   1. the exploitation of children
      对儿童的剥削
2. 利用；开发；开采
   the use of land, oil, minerals, etc.
   1. commercial exploitation of the mineral resources in Antarctica
      南极洲矿物资源的商业开采
3. （出于私利的）利用
   the fact of using a situation in order to get an advantage for yourself
   1. exploitation of the situation for his own purposes
      利用这种局势达到他自己的目的

The verb is pronounced /ɪk'splɔɪt/. The noun is pronounced /'eksplɔɪt/. 动词读作 /ɪk'splɔɪt/。名词读作 /'eksplɔɪt/。


1. VERB 压榨;剥削;占…的便宜
   If you say that someone is exploiting you, you think that they are treating you unfairly by using your work or ideas and giving you very little in return.
   1. Critics claim he exploited black musicians for personal gain.
      批评家声称他压榨黑人音乐家谋求私利。
   2. ...the plight of the exploited sugar cane workers.
      受剥削的甘蔗工人的困境
2. VERB 利用；乘（机）
   If you say that someone is exploiting a situation, you disapprove of them because they are using it to gain an advantage for themselves, rather than trying to help other people or do what is right.
   1. The government and its opponents compete to exploit the troubles to their advantage.
      政府及其反对派竞相利用这些问题为自己谋利。
3. VERB 充分运用；发挥
   If you exploit something, you use it well, and achieve something or gain an advantage from it.
   1. You'll need a good aerial to exploit the radio's performance...
      你需要弄个好天线来发挥广播的性能。
   2. Cary is hoping to exploit new opportunities in Europe...
      卡里希望好好利用欧洲的新机遇。
   3. So you feel that your skills have never been fully appreciated or exploited?
      所以你觉得你的技能从未被完全认可或者充分发挥作用？
4. VERB 开采;开发;利用
   To exploit resources or raw materials means to develop them and use them for industry or commercial activities.
   1. I think we're being very short sighted in not exploiting our own coal.
      我认为不开采我们自己的煤是非常短视的做法。
5. N-COUNT 英勇行为;功绩;有趣的行为
   If you refer to someone's exploits, you mean the brave, interesting, or amusing things that they have done.
   1. His wartime exploits were later made into a film.
      他在战争中的英勇行为后来被改编成一部电影。

1. I think their crime is a blacker one than mere exploitation.
   我想他们的罪行比单纯的剥削更残忍。
2. Conservationists in Chile are concerned over the effect of commercial exploitation of forests
   对森林的商业开发所带来的影响让智利的自然资源保护者们感到忧心忡忡。
3. To harvest oil and gas profitably from the North Sea, it must focus on the exploitation of small reserves as the big wells run dry.
   随着大型油井的枯竭，要想从北海的石油和天然气开采中盈利，必须着力于开采小储量的油井。
4. Almost without exception these women fall victim to exploitation.
   这些女性几乎无一例外都受到了盘剥。
5. Clever exploitation of the latest technology would be a sure formula for success
   对最新技术的灵活利用必将带来成功。
6. The developed nations have all benefited from their imperialist exploitation.
   发达国家全都从他们的帝国主义剥削中获益。
7. The islanders endured centuries of exploitation.
   那个岛上的居民忍受了数个世纪的剥削。
8. Mr Mendes was leading a campaign to save Brazil's rainforest from exploitation.
   门德斯先生正领导一场运动，以拯救遭到乱砍滥伐的巴西热带雨林。
9. I think the development is a stalking horse for exploitation of the surrounding countryside.
   我认为开发只是一个借口，目的其实是想开采周围农村地区的资源。
10. I have a vision of a society that is free of exploitation and injustice
    我希望建立一个没有剥削和不公的社会。
11. In the old society, owing to cruel exploitation and succesive years of tangled warfare among warloads, the labouring people led a vagrant life.
    在旧社会，残酷的剥削和连年不断的军阀混战，使劳动人民过着颠沛流离的生活。
12. The old imperialism exploitation for foreign profit has no place in our plans.
    古老的帝国主义剥夺外国的利益将不包括在我们的计划之内。
13. Religions have had a close relationship not only with violence but with economic exploitation.
    宗教不但与暴力，也与经济剥削曾有着密切的关系。
14. With the development of international credit economy, the exploitation of the credit information of Chinese enterprises is imperative.
    随着国际信用经济的发展，对我国企业信用信息的开发势在必行。
15. This could have dramatic effects on both commercial shipping and hydrocarbon exploitation.
    这种变化既会对碳氢化合物的开采，也会对商用船运都造成剧烈影响。
16. When we buy oil, you call it exploitation and genocide.
    当我们购买石油的时候，你们说是剥削和种族灭绝。
17. Fisheries resources management system is a main way to achieve rational exploitation and protection of fisheries resources.
    通过科学的渔业资源管理制度实现渔业资源合理开发和有效保护，是渔业管理的重要方面。
18. Serious waste and environmental pollution still exist in the exploitation and utilization of mineral resources.
    矿产资源开发利用中的浪费现象和环境污染仍较突出。
19. The sustainable development of Dalian's economy can be supported through optimizing power resource exploitation.
    通过对电力资源的优化利用，以支持大连地方经济的可持续发展。
20. Pollution control in petroleum exploitation
    石油开采的污染和防治
21. Norwegian technologies and experiences on hydropower resources exploitation can be used for reference by our country.
    挪威水电资源的开发利用技术和管理经验对我国的水电开发具有一定的借鉴意义。
22. The characteristics, environment effects and comprehensive utilization of the strontium tailings and waste residues came from exploitation and processing of strontium are analyzed.
    对锶矿开采和加工过程中产生的锶尾矿和废渣的特性及其环境影响和利用进行分析和评述。
23. Exploitation and Development Research Institute, PetroChina Daqing Oilfield Company;
    中国石油大庆油田有限责任公司勘探开发研究院；
24. He led the workers in fighting against oppression and exploitation.
    他领导工人进行了反对压迫和剥削的斗争。
25. The implications of the exploitation of unconventional oil and gas reserves has been underestimated.
    美国对非传统石油和天然气的开采的影响也一直被低估。
26. This paper comprehensive described research exploitation and progress about produce and applies of nisin.
    综述了乳酸链球菌素的研究开发与生产应用进展。
27. The purpose of the article is analysis on Bengbu water resources continuous exploitation, and proposes the countermeasure.
    本文主要对蚌埠市水资源可持续利用进行分析研究，提出相应对策。
28. Fluid detection in fracture medium has great significance for the oil gas prospecting and exploitation.
    裂隙中的流体检测对油气田勘探和开发有重要意义。
29. At the heart of this program is innovation, its development, exploitation and consequences.
    在这一计划的核心是创新，其开发，利用和后果。
30. Evidently, sustainable development needs a population with a reasonable exploitation of natural resources.
    显而易见，提倡可持续发展意味着合理的人口数量和对自然资源的合理开发。

noun

1. an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
   1. capitalistic exploitation of the working class
   2. paying Blacks less and charging them more is a form of victimization

   Synonym:    victimizationvictimisationusing

2. the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful
   1. the development of Alaskan resources
   2. the exploitation of copper deposits

   Synonym:    development