| 单词 | exploit |
| 释义 | exploit (once / 324 pages) 1v 2n An exploit is a heroic act or notable deed. The King Arthur legends are full of stories of the exploits of the Knights of the Round Table, including Sir Lancelot and King Arthur himself. This noun is from Middle English expleit, exploit "outcome," from Latin explicitus "unfolded, set forth." The verb exploit means to use someone or something, usually selfishly or for profit––workers who are tired of being exploited by factory owners form unions that allow them to stand together as a powerful force. WORD FAMILYexploit: exploitation, exploitative, exploitatory, exploited, exploiter, exploiting, exploitive, exploits, overexploit+/exploitation: exploitations/exploitative: exploitatively/exploited: unexploited/exploiter: exploiters/overexploit: overexploitation, overexploited, overexploiting USAGE EXAMPLESIn addition to his football exploits, Kaaya was tapped into Miami's “Iron Arrow” honor society earlier this year. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) President Putin will continue to exploit signs of weakness or western disunity. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) The danger to the new country, Hamilton argued, wasn’t ideological disputes, but the possibility that an unprincipled man would exploit public passions. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) 1 1v use or manipulate to one's advantage He exploit the new taxation system Syn|Hypo|Hyper work work provoke or excite make hay turn to one's advantage playuse to one's advantage avail, helptake or use feed, preyprofit from in an exploitatory manner useseek or achieve an end by using to one's advantage take advantage, trespassmake excessive use of apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose 2v work excessively hard he is exploiting the students Syn|Hypo|Hyper overwork overdrive drive or work too hard put to work, work cause to work 3v draw from; make good use of 2we must exploit the resources we are given wisely Syn|Hypo|Hyper tap maximise, maximize make the most of harnessexploit the power of mineget from the earth by excavation quarryextract (something such as stones) from or as if from a quarry overexploitexploit excessively commercializeexploit for maximal profit, usually by sacrificing quality milkexploit as much as possible strip mine, surface mine, surface-mineextract (ore) from a strip-mine apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose n a notable achievement Syn|Hypo|Hyper effort, feat derring-do brave and heroic feats hit(baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball) rally, rallyingthe feat of mustering strength for a renewed effort stunta difficult or unusual or dangerous feat; usually done to gain attention tour de forcea masterly or brilliant feat base hit, safety(baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely Russian roulettea stunt in which you spin the cylinder of a revolver that is loaded with only one bullet and then point the muzzle at your head and pull the trigger acrobatic feat, acrobatic stunta stunt performed by an acrobat accomplishment, achievement the action of accomplishing something |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含147318条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。