profiteering
noun [ U ] disapproving uk/ˌprɒf.ɪˈtɪə.rɪŋ/ us/ˌprɑː.fəˈtɪr.ɪŋ/
牟取暴利，投机倒把
the act of taking advantage of a situation in order to make a profit, usually by charging high prices for things people need
The pharmaceutical company has been charged with profiteering from the AIDS crisis. 这家制药公司被控从艾滋病危机中牟取暴利。
We will not tolerate profiteering on food aid that is supposed to be free. 我们不会容忍从本应免费的粮食援助中牟取暴利。
See: profiteer
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- There is profiteering, of course - some second-rate hotels are charging eye-watering rates during the Olympics.
- War profiteering is an age-old phenomenon.
- He lambasted the pharmaceutical industry for "shameful profiteering."