"profiteer" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 投机商
• 发灾难财者

Definition

Profiteer 指的是那些通过不公平手段，尤其是在危机或他人需要时狠赚一笔的人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多带批评和否定色彩，常用于新闻、政治或社会评论。比如 '战争 profiteer'。不等同于正常商人，强调不道德牟利。

Examples

The city accused the company of being a profiteer during the crisis.

市政府指控那家公司在危机中是个**投机商**。

He was called a profiteer for raising food prices when people were hungry.

在大家挨饿时他提高食品价格，被称为**发灾难财者**。

The newspaper exposed several profiteers in the medicine market.

报纸揭露了医药市场上的几位**投机商**。

They’re just profiteers trying to make money off our misery.

他们只是些**发灾难财者**，想从我们的苦难中赚钱。

Don’t trust that guy; he’s a total profiteer when it comes to emergencies.

别相信那个人，遇到紧急情况他就是个**投机商**。

During the pandemic, some mask sellers turned into profiteers, charging outrageous prices.

疫情期间，一些口罩商人成了**发灾难财者**，索要高价。