单词：profiteers
音标：[ˈprɔfɪˈtɪəz] ；
n. 投机, 牟求暴利( profiteer的名词复数 )
n someone who makes excessive profit (especially on goods in short supply)
v make an unreasonable profit, as on the sale of difficult to obtain goods
v make an unreasonable profit, as on the sale of difficult to obtain goods
profiteer的用法和样例：
例句
用作名词(n.)
- Over the ocean, an American profiteer fine-tunes his anticipated raid on United, craving to dip into the revenue streams unleashed by Ferguson.在大洋彼岸，一名美国奸商正在伺机入侵曼联，此举无非是觊觎弗格森为曼联创造的源源不断的财富。
词汇搭配
- profiteering不正当利益
【近义词】
- swindler骗子
- racketeer敲诈者
- con man<俚>骗子
- scammer诈骗犯
- crook钩
- embezzler盗用公款者
- exploit剥削
- take advantage of利用
- make use of利用
- abuse滥用