1 to use sth or to treat sb unfairly for your own advantage 剥削;利用:
Some employers exploit foreign workers, making them work long hours for low pay.有的雇主剥削外国工人,让他们长时间干活而给的工资很低。
2 to develop sth or make the best use of sth 开发;利用:
This region has been exploited for oil for fifty years.这个地区的石油已经开采了五十年。Solar energy is a source of power that needs to be exploited more fully.太阳能是一种有待更加充分开发利用的能源。 ➔exploitation /ˌeksplɔɪˈteɪʃn ||; ˌɛksplɔɪˈteʃən/ noun [U]:
They're making you work 80 hours a week? That's exploitation!他们让你每周工作80个小时?真是剥削!
exploit²
/ˈeksplɔɪt ||; ˈɛksplɔɪt/noun
[C] something exciting or interesting that sb has done 令人兴奋或感兴趣的行为