exploit — Английский словарь

Существительное

1. A heroic or extraordinary deed.

   Примеры

   Hieronimo, it greatly pleaſeth vs, / That in our victorie thou haue a ſhare, / By vertue of thy vvorthy Sonnes exployt.

2. An achievement.

   Примеры

   The first trek to the summit of Mount Everest was a stunning exploit.

3. A program or technique that takes advantage of a vulnerability in other software.

   Примеры

   Другие примеры (1)

   One of the more publicized cases that involved a zero-day exploit concerned the compromise of some U.S. military web servers. The attack involved exploiting a buffer overflow vulnerability in a core Windows component; […]

   For example, you can create PE files that are valid PDF exploits or valid ZIP files, valid JPG files, and so on.

4. An action or technique that takes advantage of the conditions of a video game to gain an advantage, or to disadvantage others.

   Употребление

   • Internet
   • broadly

Глагол

1. To use (something) to someone's advantage, such as one's own benefit or a society's benefit.

   Употребление

   • переходный глагол

   Синонимы

   take advantage ofuseutilize

   Примеры

   to exploit natural resources in a sustainable way

   Другие примеры (2)

   However, exploiting their 110mph capability will initially only be possible north of Bedford, pending an upgrade of the overhead wires between Bedford and St Pancras by Network Rail to make them suitable for use by electric trains at over 100mph.

   The protests have alarmed authorities, and on Thursday night, they shut off internet and mobile access in the country, cutting the Iranian people off from the rest of the world. Rights groups have accused the government of exploiting the media blackout to carry out a brutal crackdown against protesters.

2. To make unfair use of someone else's labor, person, or property to one's own advantage.

   Употребление

   • переходный глагол

   Примеры

   Materialistic people who exploit others will come to a bad end.

Существительное

1. a notable achievement

   Синонимы

   feateffort

   Более общие понятия

   accomplishmentachievement

   Примеры

   he performed a great feat

   the book was her finest effort

Глагол

1. use or manipulate to one's advantage

   Синонимы

   work

   Более общие понятия

   useutilizeutiliseapplyemploy

   Примеры

   He exploited the new taxation system

   She knows how to work the system

   Другие примеры (1)

   he works his parents for sympathy

2. draw from; make good use of

   Синонимы

   tap

   Более общие понятия

   useutilizeutiliseapplyemploy

   Примеры

   we must exploit the resources we are given wisely

3. work excessively hard

   Синонимы

   overwork

   Более общие понятия

   workput to work

   Примеры

   he is exploiting the students