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词汇 exploitative
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Definition of exploitative in English:

exploitative

(also exploitive)
adjective ɪkˈsplɔɪtətɪv
  • Making use of a situation or treating others unfairly in order to gain an advantage or benefit.

    an exploitative form of labour
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Contracts such as the one signed by the band may have been exploitative and unfair, but, unfortunately, they were all too common at the time.
    • The details suggested a mean streak, an exploitive nature, a sloppy greediness, none of which seemed especially pleasant, let alone presidential.
    • The confederation calls child domestic servitude, ‘One of the most exploitative forms of child labour’.
    • Whilst I wouldn't call the documentary dishonest, I would call it exploitative.
    • Some teacher-exchange advocates consider any recruitment situation that forces applicants to go into debt to be exploitive.
    • Should the aim be to seize political power in order to further social reform, or should political power be destroyed as exploitative and evil in itself?
    • The main issue is plant closures, as the auto industry moves to take advantage of more exploitative conditions in other regions.
    • By crashing popular culture with trashy, exploitative entertainment we will gain visibility, have fun, and scare people, which is always a good thing.
    • But it's important to realize that exploitative companies do not gain their stranglehold accidentally.
    • Is it just the slurs and condescension that make the situation exploitive or am I missing something?
    • They need to be there to protect workers from exploitative situations and to represent their interests.
    • Smaller individuals will hence be at a competitive advantage with respect to exploitative competition.
    • On what grounds might we justify interfering with consensual and mutually advantageous exploitative transactions?
    • Using corrupt means and intensely exploitative labour practices, they build up their own capital.
    • The yogi forsakes stealing, lying, cheating, killing, and other exploitative and self-gratifying behaviours.
    • At first blush, the situation appears exploitive.
    • They are the same as those most vulnerable to exploitative child labour in general - children from the poorest families who have had little education.
    • At the end of the day, doctoral students are in a relatively powerless position within academic institutions and potentially exploitative situations can arise.
    • This created a bad image of the private sector in the minds of the people and most of the population viewed capitalism as some corrupt exploitative philosophy.
    • It is not exploitative, however, for someone to benefit from employing others if this works to the maximal benefit of the least well off.
    Synonyms
    unprincipled, unethical, immoral, amoral, conscienceless, untrustworthy, shameless, reprobate, corrupt, corrupted, dishonest, fraudulent, cheating, dishonourable, deceitful, devious, underhand, guileful, cunning, furtive, sly, wrongdoing, unsavoury, disreputable, improper, bad, evil, wicked, villainous, roguish, sinful, ignoble, degenerate, venal

Definition of exploitative in US English:

exploitative

(also exploitive)
adjectiveikˈsploidədiv
  • Making use of a situation or treating others unfairly in order to gain an advantage or benefit.

    an exploitative form of labor
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It is not exploitative, however, for someone to benefit from employing others if this works to the maximal benefit of the least well off.
    • The confederation calls child domestic servitude, ‘One of the most exploitative forms of child labour’.
    • Using corrupt means and intensely exploitative labour practices, they build up their own capital.
    • They need to be there to protect workers from exploitative situations and to represent their interests.
    • At first blush, the situation appears exploitive.
    • By crashing popular culture with trashy, exploitative entertainment we will gain visibility, have fun, and scare people, which is always a good thing.
    • Contracts such as the one signed by the band may have been exploitative and unfair, but, unfortunately, they were all too common at the time.
    • At the end of the day, doctoral students are in a relatively powerless position within academic institutions and potentially exploitative situations can arise.
    • This created a bad image of the private sector in the minds of the people and most of the population viewed capitalism as some corrupt exploitative philosophy.
    • On what grounds might we justify interfering with consensual and mutually advantageous exploitative transactions?
    • They are the same as those most vulnerable to exploitative child labour in general - children from the poorest families who have had little education.
    • The yogi forsakes stealing, lying, cheating, killing, and other exploitative and self-gratifying behaviours.
    • Should the aim be to seize political power in order to further social reform, or should political power be destroyed as exploitative and evil in itself?
    • Smaller individuals will hence be at a competitive advantage with respect to exploitative competition.
    • The main issue is plant closures, as the auto industry moves to take advantage of more exploitative conditions in other regions.
    • But it's important to realize that exploitative companies do not gain their stranglehold accidentally.
    • Is it just the slurs and condescension that make the situation exploitive or am I missing something?
    • The details suggested a mean streak, an exploitive nature, a sloppy greediness, none of which seemed especially pleasant, let alone presidential.
    • Some teacher-exchange advocates consider any recruitment situation that forces applicants to go into debt to be exploitive.
    • Whilst I wouldn't call the documentary dishonest, I would call it exploitative.
    Synonyms
    unprincipled, unethical, immoral, amoral, conscienceless, untrustworthy, shameless, reprobate, corrupt, corrupted, dishonest, fraudulent, cheating, dishonourable, deceitful, devious, underhand, guileful, cunning, furtive, sly, wrongdoing, unsavoury, disreputable, improper, bad, evil, wicked, villainous, roguish, sinful, ignoble, degenerate, venal
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