"speculators" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 投机者

Definition

指的是通过购买和出售资产（如房地产或股票），希望从价格变化中获利，而不是实际使用这些资产的人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Speculators”多用于金融、经济和房地产领域，往往指短期内高风险获取利润的人，带有一定贬义，暗示冒险或自私行为。不要与“investors”（投资者）混淆，后者更倾向于长期、稳健投资。

Examples

Speculators bought land hoping prices would rise.

**投机者**购买了土地，希望价格上涨。

Many speculators trade stocks every day.

许多**投机者**每天交易股票。

Speculators can make or lose a lot of money quickly.

**投机者**可能会很快赚到或亏掉很多钱。

During the housing boom, speculators rushed to buy apartments before prices soared.

房地产热潮期间，**投机者**争相在房价飙升前购买公寓。

Not all speculators are careless—some do their research carefully before making a move.

并不是所有**投机者**都很草率——有些人在行动前会仔细调查。

The rise in wheat prices was partly caused by aggressive speculators in the market.

小麦价格上涨部分是由于市场中激进的**投机者**所致。