exploiter
/ɪkˈsplɔɪtə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪkˈsplɔɪtər/ (ame, ipa) · /ikˈsplȯit|ə(r), (ˈ)ek¦s-, -ȯit|/ (ame, mw)
exploiter — 名詞
- exploitersingular
- exploitersplural
1. a person who treats other people unfairly by using their work, time, or trust fo
剝削者
利用他人牟取私利的人
a person who treats other people unfairly by using their work, time, or trust for personal gain — for example, by paying very low wages for long hours of labour.
Mei-Lin quit when she realized her boss was an exploiter who paid below minimum wage.
Mei-Lin 發現老闆是個支付低於基本工資的剝削者後,便辭職了。
The landlord charged huge rent for tiny rooms, and everyone knew he was an exploiter.
那位房東收取高額租金出租小房間,大家都知道他是個剝削者。
known as / was an exploiter (identifying label)
That mining company is an exploiter; it forces poor village workers into dangerous twelve-hour shifts.
那家礦業公司是個剝削者,它強迫貧困的村民從事危險的十二小時輪班工作。
Workers called their manager an exploiter because he demanded extra hours without any extra pay.
員工們稱他們的主管為剝削者,因為他要求大家加班卻不給額外薪水。
Oluwaseun felt like an exploiter when he let his teammates do all the group work.
Oluwaseun 覺得自己像個剝削者,因為他把所有小組作業都推給組員做。
- advocate
someone who actively supports and protects the rights of others, the opposite of someone who takes advantage of them
文法句型
exploiter + of + noun phrase
be + an + exploiter
用法筆記
Frequently appears in discussions of labour rights, social justice, and business ethics. The verb 'exploit' is far more common in everyday conversation than the noun 'exploiter'.