avaricious
GRE畅通词汇
英 [ævə'rɪʃəs]
美[,ævə'rɪʃəs]
释义
adj. 贪婪的；贪得无厌的
词态变化
名词: avarice;
近义词
英文词源
- avaricious (adj.)
- late 15c., from Old French avaricios "greedy, covetous" (Modern French avaricieux), from avarice (see avarice). An Old English word for it was feoh-georn. Related: Avariciously; avariciousness.
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.
来自互联网
- 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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英英释意
- 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"
实用场景例句
- 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。
柯林斯例句
- The gentleman is also avaricious, much less pass student.
- 君子还爱财呢, 何况普通学生.
互联网
- 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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- 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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- Tis the counsel of an avaricious man to beggars.
- 那种说法是吝啬鬼对穷鬼的劝告.
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- They are avaricious and will do anything for money.
- 他们很贪婪,愿意为了钱做任何事情.
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- Why? are you avaricious also?
- 为什么? 难道你也财迷?
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- The old peasant avaricious and close - fisted fellow.
- 那个老农是个贪婪而又吝啬的家伙.
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- An avaricious man is always needy.
- 贪婪的人总是贫困的.
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- He is avaricious of power.
- 他贪婪权势.
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- These priests are all thus, greedy and avaricious.
- 所有的神甫全一样, 又贪又吝.
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- Exceedingly eager for material gain; avaricious.
- 产生物质利益和利润.
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- It's not the Agriculture Ministry but the avaricious enterprises that should be responsible for the accident.
- 事件曝光后,农林大臣太田诚一在接受采访时说这种大米对人体无害,不用大惊小怪.
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- To save money for avaricious purposes is altogether different from saving it for economical purposes.
- 出于贪欲与吝啬而存钱与节俭是截然不同的概念.
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- He was insatiably avaricious the more he got , the more he wanted to have.
- 他贪得无厌,得寸进尺.
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