英文单词：blockbusting

中文含义： 低价购买房屋，再高价转售给非白人，以引发他们涌入某一社区，从而收购那些人因为恐惧与无知而急于出售的房产行为。

英语词性： noun

美式音标： /ˈblɑkˌbʌstɪŋ/

同义词： panic peddling

易混淆单词： blockbuster

例句：

The practice of blockbusting was rampant in the 1950s and 1960s, leading to discriminatory and segregated neighborhoods.

Real estate agents who engage in blockbusting tactics can face severe legal penalties.

Blockbusting

中文含义： a tactic used by unscrupulous real estate agents to encourage white homeowners to sell their houses at low prices, by telling them that more and more people from minority ethnic groups are moving into the area, and that property prices will decline as a result.

英语词性： noun

美式音标： /ˈblɑkˌbʌstɪŋ/

同义词： panic peddling

易混淆单词： blockbuster

例句：

The use of blockbusting to create fear and division in communities is a despicable practice that has no place in our society.

In the 1970s, the government introduced legislation to prohibit blockbusting and other discriminatory housing practices.