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pyramid scheme

/ˈpɪrəmɪd skiːm/

翻译: 一种欺诈性商业模式,主要通过承诺高额回报来吸引参与者,其收益主要来自发展下线而非合法投资或产品销售。其结构基于不可持续的层级体系,后加入者往往无法获利。

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/ˈpɪrəmɪd skiːm/C1formalbusiness
  • zh一种欺诈性商业模式,主要通过承诺高额回报来吸引参与者,其收益主要来自发展下线而非合法投资或产品销售。其结构基于不可持续的层级体系,后加入者往往无法获利。

A fraudulent business model that recruits members with promises of payment or services, primarily for enrolling other people, rather than from legitimate investment or sale of products. The structure relies on an unsustainable hierarchy where later participants are unable to profit.

  1. Fraudulent business modelB2formal

    An illegal business model that recruits members with promises of payment for enrolling others, rather than selling actual products or services.

    zh欺诈性商业模式

    • The company was shut down for operating a pyramid scheme.
    • Many people lost their savings by investing in a pyramid scheme.
    • Pyramid schemes rely on continuous recruitment to survive.