rapacity

英[rə'pæsəti] 美[rə'pæsəti]
  • n. 掠夺;贪婪
  • rapacious adj.贪婪的;强夺的
  • rapaciously adv.强取地;贪婪地
  • rapacity n.掠夺;贪婪
  • rapc abbr.RoyalArmyPayCorps(英国)皇家陆军财务队
  • rape n.强奸;蹂躏;破坏v.强奸;掠夺;蹂躏
Noun:
  1. extreme gluttony

  2. reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)

1. He argued that the overcrowded cities were the product of a system based on "selfishness" and "rapacity".
他认为,过于拥挤的城市是一个建立在“自私”和“贪婪”基础上的体系的产物。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Here was neither guile nor rapacity.
在她身上没有狡诈和贪婪.

来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

3. During the whole process of construction, the operational safty and rapacity of track must be guaranteed.
改建施工期内不影响正线运营安全, 也不降低通过能力.

来自互联网

4. Jul 15 th 2010 TO DREAMERS in the West, Tibet is aShangridespoiled by Chinese ruthlessness and rapacity.
对于西方梦想家而言, 西藏是被汉族人的冷酷有情和贪心有望给掠夺去的一块世外桃源(香格里拉).

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    用作名词 (n.)
    1. Here was neither guile nor rapacity.
      在她身上没有狡诈和贪婪。
    2. Monastic rapacity and domination were common themes in missionary writing.
      僧侣的贪婪和操控是传教士作品中的一个共同主题。

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