profiteer
US /ˌprɑː.fəˈtɪr/
UK /ˌprɒf.ɪˈtɪər/
名詞
暴利をむさぼる者, 不当な利益を得る者
a person who makes excessive or unfair profits, especially during a time of war or emergency
例:
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The government vowed to crack down on profiteers who exploited the crisis.
政府は危機を悪用した暴利をむさぼる者を取り締まると誓った。
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During the war, many unscrupulous individuals became wealthy as profiteers.
戦争中、多くの不誠実な個人が暴利をむさぼる者として富を築いた。
動詞
暴利をむさぼる, 不当な利益を得る
to make or seek to make excessive or unfair profits, especially during a time of war or emergency
例:
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Some companies were accused of trying to profiteer from the pandemic.
一部の企業はパンデミックから暴利をむさぼろうとしたと非難された。
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It is unethical to profiteer during times of scarcity.
品不足の時に暴利をむさぼるのは非倫理的だ。