大发横财 meaning in English
make staggering profits; amass ill-gotten wealth [riches]; get rich illegally; make a pot of money by foul methods; make piles of money; reap [acquire] exorbitant [huge] profits [gains] by devious means
Examples
- Fortunes were made overnight by financial manipulators .
而金融市场的操纵者却转瞬之间大发横财。 - They struck oil only after years of market research .
他们花了好些年工夫去作市场研究，以后才大发横财。 - World falls apart , this guy makes a fortune
这个世界土崩瓦解了,这个家伙却大发横财 - During each war the monopoly capitalists amassed fabulous wealth
每次战争垄断资本家们都大发横财。 - The speculators cleaned up large fortunes by selling when prices rose
投机商们一见到行情上涨就抛售，从中大发横财。