[] a person or an organization that makes a lot of money in an unfair way, for example by asking very high prices for things that are hard to get 牟取暴利的人；投机商；奸商◆wartime profiteers 发战争财者▸ˌprofiˈteer
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[] ◆Businesses who tried to profiteer from the new sales tax were fined. 那些试图从新的营业税中牟取暴利的企业被罚了款。▸ˌprofiˈteering