Managing ecosystems sustainably is more profitable than exploiting them, according to the millennium Ecosystem Assessment.
2016年6月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
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压榨;剥削;占…的便宜
If you say that someone is exploiting you, you think that they are treating you unfairly by using your work or ideas and giving you very little in return.
If you say that someone is exploiting a situation, you disapprove of them because they are using it to gain an advantage for themselves, rather than trying to help other people or do what is right.