word-vault/dist/data/cards/ex/exploit.json

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{
    "term": "exploit",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "academic": true,
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "exploit",
            "heSheIt": "exploits"
        },
        "pastSimple": "exploited",
        "pastParticiple": "exploited",
        "ingForm": "exploiting"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to treat a person or situation as an opportunity to gain an advantage for yourself",
            "sensetop": "exploit something",
            "labels": "(disapproving)",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He exploited his father's name to get himself a job."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She realized that her youth and inexperience were being exploited."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The opposition parties will always exploit government problems to their own advantage."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He pursued his own interests, cynically exploiting his privileged position as trustee."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They were hoping to exploit any weaknesses the other team might have."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This legal loophole has been ruthlessly exploited by many unscrupulous investors."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["mercilessly", "ruthlessly", "cynically"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to treat somebody unfairly by making them work and not giving them much in return",
            "sensetop": "exploit somebody",
            "labels": "(disapproving)",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "What is being done to stop employers from exploiting young people?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The workers are ruthlessly exploited by their employers."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Working life"],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["mercilessly", "ruthlessly", "cynically"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to use something well in order to gain as much from it as possible",
            "sensetop": "exploit something",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She fully exploits the humour of her role in the play."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The company has been successful in exploiting new technology to the full."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Birds exploit these wind patterns to the fullest."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The team were quick to exploit their competitive advantage."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The architect has cleverly exploited new materials and building techniques."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was eager to exploit her discovery commercially."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["extensively", "heavily", "fully"],
                "verb + exploit": ["be determined to", "be keen to", "hope to"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "to develop or use something for business or industry",
            "sensetop": "exploit somethingexploit something for something",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "No minerals have yet been exploited in Antarctica.",
                    "contextForm": "exploit something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "countries exploiting the rainforests for hardwood",
                    "contextForm": "exploit something for something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Companies are moving in to exploit the natural resources of the area."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪkˈsplɔɪt/",
                "audio": "ex/exploit/exploit__gb_5.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪkˈsplɔɪts/",
                "audio": "ex/exploit/exploits__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪkˈsplɔɪtɪd/",
                "audio": "ex/exploit/exploited__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪkˈsplɔɪtɪŋ/",
                "audio": "ex/exploit/exploiting__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪkˈsplɔɪt/",
                "audio": "ex/exploit/exploit__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪkˈsplɔɪts/",
                "audio": "ex/exploit/exploits__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪkˈsplɔɪtɪd/",
                "audio": "ex/exploit/exploited__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪkˈsplɔɪtɪŋ/",
                "audio": "ex/exploit/exploiting__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French esploit (noun), based on Latin explicare ‘unfold’, from ex- ‘out’ + plicare ‘to fold’. The early notion of ‘success, progress’ gave rise to the sense ‘attempt to capture’, ‘military expedition’, hence the current sense of the noun. Verb senses (mid 19th cent.) are from modern French exploiter."
}