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

• He is so avaricious that we call him a blood sucker.
  他如此贪婪，我们都叫他吸血鬼。
• Father, I accuse myself of having been avaricious.
  父啊，我控告自己吝啬。
• 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；
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Meanly avaricious and mercenary.
  卑鄙的贪婪、唯利是图。
• "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。”
• These people are avaricious and will do anything for money.
  这些人很贪婪，为了钱什么事都干得出。
• 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。