avarice
英['ævərɪs]
美['ævərɪs]
- n. 贪财；贪婪
GRE
详细释义
Noun:
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reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)
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extreme greed for material wealth
双语例句
- 1. Their avarice knows no bounds; you can never satisfy them.
- 他们贪得无厌, 你永远无法满足他们.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 2. Avarice increases with wealth.
- 贪心与财富俱增.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. Avarice blinds our eyes.
- 贪婪障人眼.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. Avarice is the bane to happiness.
- 贪婪是损毁幸福的祸根.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 5. He paid a month's rent in advance, just enough to satisfy the landlord's avarice.
- 他预交了一个月的房租，正好满足房东的贪心。
来自柯林斯例句
- The old man shows great avarice for money.
这个老头视钱如命。 - Avarice drove him into theft.
贪婪驱使他偷窃。 - Avarice is the root of all evils.
贪婪是万恶之源。 - He fell victim to his own avarice.
他由于贪婪而自食其果。
用作名词 (n.)
相关词汇
- greed 贪心
- lust 贪欲
- avidity 渴望
- desire 渴望
- cupidity 贪心
- greediness 贪吃
- materialism 唯物主义
- acquisitiveness 可得到
- money 财产
- for 为
- covetousness 妄羡
- avariciousness 贪心
- avaritia 贪婪
- rapacity 掠夺
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