exploitation
US: /ˌɛksˌpɫɔɪˈteɪʃən/
UK: /ɛksplɔɪtˈeɪʃən/
UK: /ɛksplɔɪtˈeɪʃən/
English Vietnamese dictionary
exploitation
- (toán kinh tế) sự lợi dụng, sự bóc lột
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun [U]
1 (disapproving) a situation in which sb treats sb else in an unfair way, especially in order to make money from their work: the exploitation of children + Starvation and poverty are the result of global economic exploitation, not lack of resources.
2 the use of land, oil, minerals, etc: commercial exploitation of the mineral resources in Antarctica
3 (disapproving) the fact of using a situation in order to get an advantage for yourself: exploitation of the situation for his own purposes
Collocation dictionary
1 unfair use of sb
ADJ.
brutal, ruthless
her ruthless exploitation of popular fear
| capitalist, class, economic, industrial, sexual
VERB + EXPLOITATION
prevent | struggle against
The party's avowed aim was to struggle against capitalist exploitation.
| be open to, be vulnerable to
Migrant workers are vulnerable to exploitation.
| be based on
societies based on the exploitation of slaves
2 use of sth
ADJ.
effective, efficient, full, successful | direct
the direct exploitation of natural forests
| large-scale | sustainable | commercial | mineral
VERB + EXPLOITATION
be open for, be ripe for
Emergent democracies created markets that were ripe for exploitation.
