/ɪkˈsplɔɪt ||; ɪkˈsplɔɪt/verb[T] 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！