profiteer
UK/.prɒfi'tiә/US
GREB2
释义
n.
A person who makes excessive or unfair profit, especially from others' hardship.
牟取暴利者，奸商
v.
To make excessive or unfair profit.
牟取暴利
词根拆分
词根派生profit利益，收益
+
-eer接受动作的人
=profiteer
profit + -eer（施事后缀）=「获利者」。但与 racketeer 一样，-eer 后缀带不光彩的色彩，所以 profiteer 特指牟取不当或过分利益者，通常建立在他人苦难之上——war profiteer 战争奸商。
常用搭配
- 1.war profiteer战争奸商
- 2.profiteer from a crisis趁危机牟利
- 3.black-market profiteer黑市投机商
- 4.accused profiteer被指控的奸商
例句
- 1.
He was branded a war profiteer for selling overpriced supplies.
他因高价倒卖物资而被斥为战争奸商。
- 2.
Some companies tried to profiteer from the medicine shortage.
一些公司试图趁药品短缺牟取暴利。
- 3.
Black-market profiteers thrived during the blockade.
封锁期间，黑市投机商大发其财。