用作达到目的之手段的工作；工具，中介。

Working as a means to an end; instrumentality, intermediation.

youdao

因为生活享受的目的被过分强调，而达此目的之手段被忽视，所以伊壁鸠鲁的信徒现今变为追求享乐的人。 他们的信条是：“让我们吃喝，因为明天我们就死亡”），但绝大多数人还是被即将面临死亡的必然性所折磨。

There are those, of course, who would adopt the Epicurean motto of “Eat, drink, and be merry, “ but most people would be chastened by the certainty of impending death.

youdao

Maybe this isn't exactly insider trading, this is more fraud but in--what year was this?

也许这不算是真正意义上的内幕交易,不过欺诈手段比内幕交易有过之无不及

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