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

• 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。
• To an avaricious father, a prodigal son.
  有吝啬的父亲必有败家的儿子。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• In European literature, Jews are usually characterized as usurers and profiteers who are avaricious, mean, cunning and full of anxiety.
  在欧洲文学作品中，犹太人一般以贪婪、守财、狡黠、多虑的高利贷者、投机奸商等形象出现，且处于陪衬基督徒形象的从属地位。
• 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。
• 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。