avaricious

英 [ˌævəˈrɪʃəs]

美 [ˌævəˈrɪʃəs]

adj.  贪财的;贪婪的;贪心的

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BNC.32900 / COCA.31040

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 贪财的;贪婪的;贪得无厌的
  Anavariciousperson is very greedy for money or possessions.
  1. He sacrificed his own career so that his avaricious brother could succeed.
     他牺牲了自己的事业，这样他贪婪的弟弟才能成功。

英英释义

adj

• immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
  1. they are avaricious and will do anything for money
  2. casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields
  3. a grasping old miser
  4. grasping commercialism
  5. greedy for money and power
  6. grew richer and greedier
  7. prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees
  Synonym:covetousgrabbygraspinggreedyprehensile

双语例句

• For most of this recovery, for example, workers have been industrious without becoming avaricious.
  在本轮经济复苏的大多数时间中，美国工人勤劳而并不贪婪。
• "Ah, how strange it seems that such a young and beautiful woman should be so avaricious."
  “啊！真不可思议，一个这样年轻美丽的女人竟会这样贪心。”
• Finally, I shall be enormously stout, endlessly avaricious, pseudo-creative, and intensely selfish.
  最后，我将会肥胖臃肿、贪得无厌、貌似有创造性、极其自私。
• This analogy not very become truly, doggie "avaricious" very normal, and the person is different.
  这个比喻不十分确当，小狗“贪心”很正常的，而人就不同了。
• In the Fifth Circle on the Mount of Purgatory, I do not think that many Americans will be found among the Avaricious;
  在炼狱的第五层，我想贪婪者之中不会有很多美国人；
• Father, I accuse myself of having been avaricious.
  父啊，我控告自己吝啬。
• Meanly avaricious and mercenary.
  卑鄙的贪婪、唯利是图。
• While fully emphasizing profit, merchant novels also denounced the gainful and avaricious behaviors and pointed out the right way to make profits is the one with both profit and loyalty cherished.
  商贾小说在充分重视利的情况下，对唯利是图、见利忘义的行为也给予了谴责，并指出正确的求利方式应该是义利兼顾。
• If we are in conflict, avaricious, envious, fearful, we bring about such a society.
  如果我们处于冲突中，贪婪，嫉妒，恐惧，我们就制造出这样的一个社会。
• You have crucified her on the cross of avaricious temperament and bestial living.
  你令她在贪婪的秉性与野蛮的生存所致的十字架上受难。