amass wealth by improper means
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to amass wealth through exploitation; to rake in money
derogatory带有强烈的贬义，批评用贪污、剥削、欺骗等手段获取财富的行为，常见于新闻报道、历史描述或正式的批评语境。
Nà那
ge个
tān贪
guān官
lì利
yòng用
zhí职
quán权
dà大
sì肆
liǎn敛
cái财
。
That corrupt official abused his power to amass great wealth.
Bù不
fǎ法
shāng商
rén人
kào靠
qī欺
piàn骗
shǒu手
duàn段
liǎn敛
cái财
，
zuì最
zhōng终
bèi被
fǎ法
lǜ律
zhì制
cái裁
。
The unscrupulous businessman amassed wealth through deception and was ultimately punished by law.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
yǐ以
shāng伤
hài害
xiāo消
fèi费
zhě者
wéi为
dài代
jià价
de的
liǎn敛
cái财
xíng行
wéi为
lìng令
rén人
bù不
chǐ齿
。
This kind of wealth accumulation at the expense of consumers is despicable.