avaricious

英[ˌævə'rɪʃəs] 美[ˌævə'rɪʃəs]
  • adj. 贪财的；贪婪的
avariciously avariciousness
GRE

详细释义

    adj. (形容词)
    1. 贪婪的
    2. 贪得无厌的
    3. 贪心的
    4. 贪财的

英英释义

Adjective:
  1. immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth;

    "they are avaricious and will do anything for money"
    "casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields"
    "a grasping old miser"
    "grasping commercialism"
    "greedy for money and power"
    "grew richer and greedier"
    "prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees"

双语例句

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。

来自柯林斯例句

2. I call on your own memory as witness: remember we have avaricious hearts.
假使你想要保证和证明,你可以回忆一下我们贪婪的心.

来自辞典例句

3. The gentleman is also avaricious, much less pass student.
君子还爱财呢, 何况普通学生.

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4. He is so avaricious that we call him a blood sucker.
他如此贪婪,我们都叫他吸血鬼.

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5. She is an avaricious person and seldom helps others.
她是个贪婪的人,很少帮助别人.

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    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. He is so avaricious that we call him a blood sucker.
      他如此贪婪, 我们都叫他吸血鬼。
    2. Midas is a legendary king of Phrygia who was insatiably avaricious.
      迈达斯是传说中弗律癸亚国的国王，他是一个贪得无厌的人。

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