| 词汇 | avaricious |
| 释义 | avaricious adjective formaluk /ˌæv.əˈrɪʃ.əs/ us /ˌæv.əˈrɪʃ.əs/ disapproving showing an extremely strong wish to get or keep money or possessions: 贪得无厌的;贪婪的 The idea is to shift the bad debts of the avaricious and the greedy onto the shoulders of middle-class people. 其目的是将贪婪者的坏账转移到中产阶级的肩上。 She turned out to be a crafty and avaricious politician.原来她是个狡猾、贪婪的政客。 Synonyms acquisitive(WANTING THINGS)formal often disapproving covetousformaldisapproving envious graspingdisapproving greedy(WANTING MORE)disapproving See avarice wanting more of something than you need greedyI've never met anyone so greedy for power. avariciousHe acquired his wealth by being an avaricious, unscrupulous businessman. rapaciousHe's a rapacious lawyer who will stop at nothing to win a case. acquisitiveShe was ruthlessly acquisitive and often bought expensive items just to keep others from owning them. graspingShe's a selfish, grasping old woman. They have strong family ties, are not grasping or avaricious, and are happy. Casino owners decided that "gambling" sounded too avaricious, so the word "gaming" took its place. The press lined up like avaricious lions outside the court house. Desperate to meet insatiable demand from dwindling resources, avaricious operators invaded fishing grounds in Senegal. Greedy avarice avariciously consumerism glutton grasping greed greedily greediness greedy Mammon materialism materialist materialistic materialistically rapacious rapaciously rapaciousness rapacity ravenous someone's eyes are bigger than their belly/stomachidiom |
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