"profiteers" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 投機分子
• 牟利者

Definition

投機分子是指在危機、短缺或他人需求時，利用不公平或過度手段謀取巨額利潤的人或公司。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於新聞、正式或負面語境。如“戰爭投機分子”、“災難牟利者”等詞語常見。強調利用他人困境來牟利，與一般經商獲利不同。

Examples

During the food shortage, many profiteers raised their prices.

在食品短缺期間，許多**投機分子**抬高了價格。

The government promised to punish profiteers after the disaster.

政府承諾在災難後懲治**牟利者**。

Profiteers often take advantage of people in need.

**投機分子**經常利用有需要的人。

Those hand sanitizer profiteers during the pandemic made a fortune.

疫情期間那些消毒液的**投機分子**賺了大錢。

People are angry that profiteers are selling supplies at triple the price.

人們很憤怒，因為**投機分子**以三倍價錢賣物資。

You always hear stories about profiteers popping up whenever there's a crisis.

每逢危機，總是會聽到**投機分子**出現的故事。