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profiteering

/pro-fi-teer-ing/US // ˌprɒ fɪˈtɪər ɪŋ //

牟取暴利,暴利,谋取暴利,暴利行为

Related Words

unscrupulous不良,不良的,不良行为,不择手段crooked弯曲的,歪歪扭扭,歪曲,歪曲的shady阴暗,阴暗面,阴暗的,阴面rotten腐烂的,腐烂,腐败的,腐朽fraudulent欺诈性的,欺诈性,欺诈,诈骗nefarious邪恶的,恶毒的,邪恶,恶毒venal贪污,贪婪的人,贪污罪,贪污腐败unethical不道德的,不道德,不符合道德的,不合道德untrustworthy不值得信任,不可信的,不值得信赖,不值得信任的fraud欺诈,诈骗,欺诈行为,欺骗nepotism裙带关系,任人唯亲,唯亲主义,唯利是图crime犯罪,罪行,犯罪行为,罪案exploitation剥削,开发,开发利用,开采malfeasance渎职行为,渎职,渎职罪,失职extortion敲诈,敲诈勒索,勒索,敲詐graft嫁接,移植,嫁接法,嫁妆bribery贿赂,贿赂行为,受贿,行贿debauched放荡不羁,放荡不羁的,放荡的,放荡不羁的人reprobate恶人,恶棍,恶习不改,恶人先告状bent弯曲的,弯曲,弯的,弯弯曲曲

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the act or practice of seeking exorbitant profits, especially through the sale of scarce or rationed goods: The companies who raised prices before, during, or after the hurricane were charged with profiteering.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as incorrupt
Forms: profiteerings
Synonyms
crooked弯曲的,歪歪扭扭,歪曲,歪曲的fraudulent欺诈性的,欺诈性,欺诈,诈骗nefarious邪恶的,恶毒的,邪恶,恶毒rotten腐烂的,腐烂,腐败的,腐朽shady阴暗,阴暗面,阴暗的,阴面unethical不道德的,不道德,不符合道德的,不合道德unscrupulous不良,不良的,不良行为,不择手段untrustworthy不值得信任,不可信的,不值得信赖,不值得信任的venal贪污,贪婪的人,贪污罪,贪污腐败base基础,基地,基层,底层bent弯曲的,弯曲,弯的,弯弯曲曲debauched放荡不羁,放荡不羁的,放荡的,放荡不羁的人exploiting剥削,剥削行为,利用,挖掘fixed固定的,固定,固定式,固定不变foul弄脏,犯规,弄脏了,弄虚作假open开放,开放的,开放式,开放式的padded加垫的,加垫子的,软垫的,软垫reprobate恶人,恶棍,恶习不改,恶人先告状tainted污损的,受污染的,污染的,污秽的bribable可贿赂的,可贿赂,可收买的,可收买double-dealing两面派,两面三刀,双轨制,两面派手法extortionate敲诈勒索,敲诈,敲诈性,敲诈性的faithless无信仰,无信仰的,无义,无信fast and loose贪得无厌,贪杯,贪得无厌的人,贪图便宜gone to the dogs完蛋了,沦落风尘,惨淡经营,沦落风尘了inconstant不恒定,不稳定,不恒定的,不稳定的iniquitous不正当的,不义的,不义之财,不义knavish骑士精神,小结,节制,骑士mercenary雇佣兵,雇佣军,市侩,自私自利的人on the take采纳,采纳了,采纳意见,采纳的perfidious无信义的,无信义,无信义的人,无耻之徒praetorian普雷托里,普雷托里亚,普雷托里亚,普雷托里安racket up吵吵闹闹,吵吵嚷嚷,吵吵嚷嚷的,涨价snide冷笑话,讽刺,讽刺地说,讥讽treacherous奸诈的,诡诈的,诡谲的,阴险的two-faced两面派,双面人,双面的,双面underhanded卑鄙无耻,潜规则,劣质的,卑鄙无耻的unfaithful不忠,不忠实,不忠心,不忠实的人unprincipled无原则,无原则的,无原则性,无原则性的wide open开阔,开阔的,开阔的空间,开阔的视野
Antonyms
ethical道德,道德规范,伦理学,伦理good很好,不错,好,好的honest诚信,诚实,诚实的,廉洁honorable光荣,荣誉,光荣的,荣誉证书moral道德,道德的,道义上的,道德上respectable可敬的,可敬,尊贵的,尊敬的trustworthy值得信赖,值得信赖的,值得信任,值得信任的clean清洁,洁净,清洁的,洁净的pure纯粹的,纯粹,纯净的,纯净decent合适的,像样的,体面的,正经的helpful有帮助的,有用的,有益的,有助于high高,很高,高度,较高kind种类,一种,种,样noble崇高的,崇高,昂贵的,崇尚principled有原则的,有原则,有原则性的,有原则性purified纯化的,净化的,纯化,洁净的sound声音,声响,音响,音效truthful诚实的,诚实,实话实说,真实的uncorrupt不腐败,不腐败的,廉洁,清廉upright直立的,直立,直立式的,正直的wholesome健康的,健康,健全的,健全
as invillainousness
Forms: profiteerings
Synonyms
bestiality兽交,人兽交,兽性行为,兽性交配bribery贿赂,贿赂行为,受贿,行贿crime犯罪,罪行,犯罪行为,罪案crookedness歪曲,歪曲性,歪斜,弯曲度demoralization士气低落,士气消沉,士气消退,士气depravity堕落,堕落性,堕落的人,乱伦exploitation剥削,开发,开发利用,开采extortion敲诈,敲诈勒索,勒索,敲詐fraud欺诈,诈骗,欺诈行为,欺骗graft嫁接,移植,嫁接法,嫁妆immorality道德败坏,道德操守,道德,伦理道德jobbery贿赂,就业,打工,打工仔malfeasance渎职行为,渎职,渎职罪,失职misrepresentation虚报,虚报事实,虚报情况,误导性陈述nepotism裙带关系,任人唯亲,唯亲主义,唯利是图payoff报酬,报偿,报答,报销payola贿赂,贿赂行为,贿赂罪,骗局perversion变态,变态行为,变态性,歪曲racket球拍,拍子,球杆,球棒shadiness阴暗面,遮蔽性,遮盖性,阴暗shuffle洗牌,摇摆,洗盘,洗涤skimming撇开不谈,撇脂,略过,撇脂术squeeze挤压,挤兑,挤压式,挤出turpitude腐败行为,违纪行为,腐败,违纪unscrupulousness不良行为,不择手段,不廉洁,不良现象venality流氓行为,腐败行为,坏事,腐败vice恶习,副业,恶行,恶习习villainy恶棍,小人,恶行,恶棍行为wickedness邪恶,恶人,邪恶的人,邪恶的breach of trust违反信任,违反信托,失信行为,失信bribing贿赂,行贿,贿买,贿选fiddling摆弄,忽悠,摆弄着,搬弄是非flagitiousness旗帜性,霸道,旗帜鲜明,旗帜性的fraudulency欺诈行为,欺诈性,欺诈性行为,欺诈on the take采纳,采纳了,采纳意见,采纳的shady deal不正当交易,亏本买卖,亏本生意,阴阳合同
as incorruption
Forms: profiteerings
Synonyms
bribery贿赂,贿赂行为,受贿,行贿crime犯罪,罪行,犯罪行为,罪案exploitation剥削,开发,开发利用,开采extortion敲诈,敲诈勒索,勒索,敲詐fraud欺诈,诈骗,欺诈行为,欺骗graft嫁接,移植,嫁接法,嫁妆malfeasance渎职行为,渎职,渎职罪,失职nepotism裙带关系,任人唯亲,唯亲主义,唯利是图crookedness歪曲,歪曲性,歪斜,弯曲度demoralization士气低落,士气消沉,士气消退,士气jobbery贿赂,就业,打工,打工仔misrepresentation虚报,虚报事实,虚报情况,误导性陈述payoff报酬,报偿,报答,报销payola贿赂,贿赂行为,贿赂罪,骗局racket球拍,拍子,球杆,球棒shadiness阴暗面,遮蔽性,遮盖性,阴暗shuffle洗牌,摇摆,洗盘,洗涤skimming撇开不谈,撇脂,略过,撇脂术squeeze挤压,挤兑,挤压式,挤出unscrupulousness不良行为,不择手段,不廉洁,不良现象venality流氓行为,腐败行为,坏事,腐败breach of trust违反信任,违反信托,失信行为,失信bribing贿赂,行贿,贿买,贿选fiddling摆弄,忽悠,摆弄着,搬弄是非fraudulency欺诈行为,欺诈性,欺诈性行为,欺诈on the take采纳,采纳了,采纳意见,采纳的shady deal不正当交易,亏本买卖,亏本生意,阴阳合同
as inexploitation
Forms: profiteerings
Synonyms
bribery贿赂,贿赂行为,受贿,行贿crime犯罪,罪行,犯罪行为,罪案exploitation剥削,开发,开发利用,开采extortion敲诈,敲诈勒索,勒索,敲詐fraud欺诈,诈骗,欺诈行为,欺骗graft嫁接,移植,嫁接法,嫁妆malfeasance渎职行为,渎职,渎职罪,失职nepotism裙带关系,任人唯亲,唯亲主义,唯利是图crookedness歪曲,歪曲性,歪斜,弯曲度demoralization士气低落,士气消沉,士气消退,士气jobbery贿赂,就业,打工,打工仔misrepresentation虚报,虚报事实,虚报情况,误导性陈述payoff报酬,报偿,报答,报销payola贿赂,贿赂行为,贿赂罪,骗局racket球拍,拍子,球杆,球棒shadiness阴暗面,遮蔽性,遮盖性,阴暗shuffle洗牌,摇摆,洗盘,洗涤skimming撇开不谈,撇脂,略过,撇脂术squeeze挤压,挤兑,挤压式,挤出unscrupulousness不良行为,不择手段,不廉洁,不良现象venality流氓行为,腐败行为,坏事,腐败breach of trust违反信任,违反信托,失信行为,失信bribing贿赂,行贿,贿买,贿选fiddling摆弄,忽悠,摆弄着,搬弄是非fraudulency欺诈行为,欺诈性,欺诈性行为,欺诈on the take采纳,采纳了,采纳意见,采纳的shady deal不正当交易,亏本买卖,亏本生意,阴阳合同

Examples

  • Illinois attempted to take a strong stand against adoption profiteering in a 2005 adoption-reform act, which barred out-of-state, for-profit intermediaries from engaging in adoption-related activities in the state.

  • As we’ve heard so far, a peer-reviewed economic analysis shows these firms behave in a variety of ways that seem closer to profiteering than just profit-maximizing.

  • He’s used data to show profiteering at a mental health hospital and questionable practices in local law enforcement agencies.

  • It has lobbied public-pension investors and members of Congress to press the firm to return its dividends to the company, saying its profiteering has put Prospect’s safety-net hospitals at risk.

  • Religious profiteering has spread beyond the tourism industry.

  • Grotesque profiteering aside, life release ceremonies can devastate the eco-system.

  • Should Courage give up her war profiteering and settle down to run an honest pub—even if it means abandoning her mute girl?

  • The next thing I expect is some sort of profiteering off this.

  • Romney let the Obama campaign pummel and define him as the profiteering-job destroyer from Bain.

  • There were harsh laws against profiteering in France in 1793—England in 1919 found it necessary to make quite similar laws.

  • However delicate a definition is framed for 'profiteering,' these packers have preyed upon the people unconscionably.

  • How, too, can its existence be proved, for high fixed prices are not always an evidence of profiteering methods.

  • Thus Nehemiah would have had ample precedent to fill his own coffers by injustice, profiteering and worse: he had the power.

  • And none of us are going to stand profiteering, and broken pledges, and that kind of thing!'

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