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。
• 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。
• 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。
• There is no more violent prodigal than the avaricious man who takes the bit in his teeth; there is no man more terrible in action than a dreamer.
  一个吝啬的人在发狂时可以千金一掷，在所不惜，但也没有比一个冥想者行动起来更可怕的了。
• 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。
• These priests are all thus, greedy and avaricious.
  所有的神甫全一样，又贪又吝。
• 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。”
• 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。