exploit

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ex·ploit1 /ɪkˈsplɔɪt/ ●○○ AWL verb [transitive]  1  TREAT/BEHAVE TOWARDSto treat someone unfairly by asking them to do things for you, but giving them very little in return – used to show disapproval 剥削，压榨〔含贬义〕 Homeworkers can easily be exploited by employers. 在家工作的人容易被雇主剥削。2  to try to get as much as you can out of a situation, sometimes unfairly 利用 The violence was blamed on thugs exploiting the situation. 暴力事件归咎于这一局面被暴徒所利用。3  USE somethingto use something fully and effectively 充分利用，发挥 The new TV companies are fully exploiting the potential of satellite transmission. 新创立的电视公司在充分利用卫星传输的潜力。► see thesaurus at use4  to develop and use minerals, forests, oil etc for business or industry 开发；开采 the urgent need to exploit the resources of the Irish Sea 开发爱尔兰海资源的迫切需要 —exploitable adjective —exploiter noun [countable]→ See Verb table

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exploit• The factory's largely Hispanic workforce is underpaid and exploited.• The country's natural resources have not yet been fully exploited.• Second, they may wish to exploit advantages of scale.• Many employers are only too ready to exploit and underpay female part-time workers.• Peasants in remote areas of the country were being shamelessly exploited by wealthy land owners.• Christmas has been exploited for commercial reasons.• Measure are being taken to stop employment agencies exploiting foreign workers desperate to find a job.• Opposition leaders were quick to exploit government embarrassment over the incident.• The core material covers the syllabus in depth, and can be exploited in different ways with different types of class.• The country could exploit its position as a major oil producer to push up world oil prices.• These ironworks were built in 173 6 and were worked for 130 years, exploiting local iron ore deposits.• We need to do a better job of exploiting our natural resources.• Priests were not always above exploiting the fear.• Many 'New Age' therapists simply exploit the hopes and fears of sick people who would be better off going to their own doctor.• loan sharks who exploit the poor by charging up to 1000% interest per year.• Britain consistently fails to exploit the scientific discoveries made in its universities.• Those filtering the information have also frequently exploited their position to select and control the flow for their own purposes.• Maybe the firms exploited women employees or relied on child labor.ex·ploit2 /ˈeksplɔɪt/ noun [countable usually plural]  DOa brave and exciting adventure that someone has had 英勇的行为exploit of the daring exploits of the British Parachute Regiment 英国伞兵团的英勇行为

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exploit• protests against the exploitation of children in the clothing industry• Many script kiddies are quickly caught, often because they boast of their hacking exploits or are betrayed by their internet names.• This was not his last military exploit, however.• Peden was not armed and did not take part in the band's less reputable exploits.• But those in favour of the second chamber say it will survive Jamie's exploits.• Kids will love these stories about Annie Oakley's exploits.• Tales of Stan's exploits are legendary.• To mention Kaptan was to devalue the exploit.• Perhaps Louis was also stung by the threatened negation of his own youthful exploits on the March.From Longman Business Dictionaryexploitex‧ploit /ɪkˈsplɔɪt/ verb [transitive]1to use something fully and effectively in order to gain a profit or advantageNew TV companies are fully exploiting the potential of satellite transmission.the ways in which natural resources are exploited2to treat someone unfairly in order to make money or to get an advantage for yourselfThe system is unjust in that it enables the owners to exploit the workers. —exploitation noun [uncountable]International oil companies have been seen as symbols of imperialist exploitation.→ See Verb tableOrigin exploit1 (1500-1600) Old French esploit “result, success”, from Latin explicitus, from explicare; → EXPLICATE

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ex‧ploit¹ AC /ɪkˈsplɔɪt/ verb [transitive]1. to treat someone unfairly by asking them to do things for you, but giving them very little in return – used to show disapproval:
    Homeworkers can easily be exploited by employers.
2. to try to get as much as you can out of a situation, sometimes unfairly:
    The violence was blamed on thugs exploiting the situation.
3. to use something fully and effectively:
    The new TV companies are fully exploiting the potential of satellite transmission.
4. to develop and use minerals, forests, oil etc for business or industry:
    the urgent need to exploit the resources of the Irish Sea
—exploitable adjective
—exploiter noun [countable]
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ use: Do you mind if I use your phone? | They rebuilt the church using local stone. | We use a range of different methods.
   ▪ make use of something to use something that is available to you: Staff can make use of a wide range of facilities. | She made full use of her contacts within the organization.
   ▪ employ formal to use a particular method or skill in order to achieve something: The surgeons employed a new technique. | They employed every means at their disposal (=every available method).
   ▪ utilize formal to use something that is available to you, for a practical purpose: The company has developed a new way to utilize solar energy. | a better way of utilizing the space
   ▪ exploit to use something as fully and effectively as possible, or to use something that will give you an advantage over your opponent: The country’s natural resources have not yet been fully exploited. | He was quick to exploit any weakness in his opponent’s argument.
   ▪ apply to use something such as a method, idea, or system in a particular situation: New technology is being applied to almost every industrial process. | I wanted to apply the things that I had learned on the course.
   ▪ draw on something to use information, knowledge, or experience that you have learned in the past: He was able to draw on his own experience as a diplomat when he was writing the book. | Journalists draw on information from many different sources.
   ▪ resort to something to use violence, force, threats etc as a way of achieving something: Extremists on both sides resort to violence. | We are prepared to resort to force if necessary.

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ex‧ploit² /ˈeksplɔɪt/ noun [countable usually plural]
a brave and exciting adventure that someone has had
    exploit of
    the daring exploits of the British Parachute Regiment