| 词汇 | profiteer |
| 释义 | profiteer noun[ C ] disapprovinguk /ˌprɒf.ɪˈtɪər/ us /ˌprɑː.fəˈtɪr/ a person who takes advantage of a situation in which other people are suffering to make a profit, often by selling goods that are difficult to get at a high price: （进行投机倒把等）牟取暴利的人；投机商 a war profiteer发战争财的人 Dishonest people birther cadger charmer cheat cheater deceiver fibber hoaxer humbug hustler hypocrite liar mountebank perjurer rigger ringer schemer trickster wheeler-dealer Related wordprofiteering profiteer | Business Englishprofiteer noun[ C ] disapprovinguk /ˌprɒfɪˈtɪər/us COMMERCE a person or organization that takes unfair advantage of a situation to make a large profit, often by selling goods that are difficult to get at a very high price: Humanitarian aid such as cans of oil were resold by war profiteers. profiteerverb[ I ] Unscrupulous operators are scheming to profiteer at homeowners' expense. Examples of profiteerprofiteer The country's dependence on imported merchandise made it vulnerable to supply disruptions, with shortages creating opportunities for ' profiteering ' by those with access to scarce goods. But profiteering was not the only objectionable behavior. This is not to say that it was enforced uniformly, systematically, or consistently, or that its enforcement was not sometimes governed by profiteering. Scarcities, blackmarketeering and profiteering had a deep and lasting impact on society. They buy small quantities from profiteers or from the state by queuing and with their ration coupons. The scope for profiteering by traders was therefore limited. Nationalist politicians pointed out that the illicit liquor trade was so lucrative that fines failed to deter its profiteers. Unfortunately, the ethical proscriptions have been emasculated by financial pressures, by increasing commercialism of academic medicine, and by profiteering. Any question of limiting the power of profiteers is looked upon as outside the domain of politics. This attention to attitudes and relationships among neighbours explains the local purge's interest in profiteers. With foreign demand expanding and extraordinary prices agreed, a golden age for speculators, profiteers, and industrialists began. Public opinion held the urban retailers and artisans in the food sectors responsible for profiteering and famine. Profits and wealth that resulted from economic activities that did not conform to these standards were considered illicit and people used the term aischrokerdia (profiteering) to describe them. It seems to me to be an object of special pleading in order to get some extra profits for the profiteers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These regulations must be prayed against because they are oppressive for families with children and seek to justify the most blatant profiteering from nationality applications. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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