exploit
US: /ˈɛksˌpɫɔɪt/, /ˌɛksˈpɫɔɪt/
English Vietnamese dictionary
exploit /'eksplɔit/
- danh từ
- kỳ công; thành tích chói lọi[iks'plɔit]
- kỳ công; thành tích chói lọi[iks'plɔit]
- ngoại động từ
- khai thác, khai khẩn
- bóc lột, lợi dụng
Advanced English dictionary
verb, noun
+ verb [VN]
1 (disapproving) to treat a person or situation as an opportunity to gain an advantage for yourself: He exploited his father's name to get himself a job. + She realized that her youth and inexperience were being exploited. + The opposition parties will always exploit government problems to their own advantage.
2 (disapproving) to treat sb unfairly by making them work and not giving them much in return: What is being done to stop employers from exploiting young people?
3 to use sth well in order to gain as much from it as possible: She fully exploits the humour of her role in the play. + Teachers should be exploiting computers in education.
4 ~ sth (for sth) to develop or use sth for business or industry: countries exploiting the rainforests for hardwood + No minerals have yet been exploited in Antarctica.
exploiter noun [C]
+ noun [usually pl.] a brave, exciting or interesting act: the daring exploits of Roman heroes + The papers were full of her latest amorous exploits.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 achievement, deed, feat, attainment, accomplishment:
The speaker regaled them with tales of his exploits as an explorer.
v.
2 use, take advantage of, manipulate, make capital out of, profit from, utilize, turn to account, manoeuvre, work:
Far from being your friends, they are exploiting you for their own purposes. They need capital to exploit the country's natural resources.
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
dare-devil, daring | legendary
His courage and exploits were legendary.
| military, sexual, sporting
bragging about his sexual exploits
1 treat sb unfairly for your own advantage
ADV.
mercilessly, ruthlessly
The workers are ruthlessly exploited by their employers.
| cynically
He pursued his own interests, cynically exploiting his privileged position as trustee.
| deliberately | sexually
2 make the best use of sth
ADV.
extensively, heavily | fully, to the full
The firm has been successful in exploiting new technology to the full.
| further | widely | effectively, profitably, successfully | properly | quickly | easily | cleverly, skilfully
The architect has cleverly exploited new materials and building techniques.
| commercially
She was keen to exploit her discovery commercially.
VERB + EXPLOIT
be determined to, be keen to, hope to, seek to | be quick to
The team were quick to exploit their competitive advantage.
| attempt to | fail to
Concise English dictionary
exploits|exploited|exploitingɪk'splɔɪt
noun
+a notable achievement
verb
+use or manipulate to one's advantage
+draw from; make good use of
+work excessively hard
