| 词汇 | acquisitive |
| 释义 | acquisitive adjective formaluk /əˈkwɪz.ɪ.tɪv/ us /əˈkwɪz.ə.t̬ɪv/ acquisitiveadjective (WANTING THINGS)often disapproving eager to own and collect things: （对财物）渴望得到的，迫切求取的;贪婪的 We live in an acquisitive society that views success primarily in terms of material possessions.我们生活在一个贪求功利的社会中，判断一个人成功与否首要是看他拥有多少物质财富。 Synonyms avariciousformal disapproving covetousformaldisapproving graspingdisapproving greedy(WANTING MORE)disapproving 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. Wanting things ache for something ambitious ambitiously angle for something aspirant desperate expense fancy hunger hunger after/for something hungrily hungry pine set your heart on something/doing somethingidiom set your sights on somethingidiom shook shopping list sight someone's heart's desireidiom straw acquisitiveadjective (COMPANY)business used to describe a company that buys other companies: 收购的 It has been one of the most acquisitive firms in recent times, buying over a dozen businesses in the last 18 months.该公司是近年来收购行为最为频繁的公司之一，在过去18个月内收购了十几家公司。 Mergers & acquisitions absorb acqui-hire acquirable acquire acquisition agglomerate conglomerate denationalization denationalize fire sale growth-oriented hive hive something off hostile leverage non-hostile oligopoly parent parent company partnership acquisitive | Business Englishacquisitive adjective formal , mainly disapprovinguk /əˈkwɪzɪtɪv/ us /-əṱɪv/ used to describe a person or company that buys other companies: It has been one of the most acquisitive firms in recent times, buying over a dozen businesses in the last 18 months. Examples of acquisitiveacquisitive Equality cannot prevail if individuals behave as ' 'acquisitive maximizers in daily life' ' (p. 140). We have approached the list by identifying offences that are inherently acquisitive and known to generate large profits. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I wonder whether when he used the words "the consumer society", that was, in itself, a euphemism for the acquisitive society. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Nevertheless, most of the money comes from rich and acquisitive individuals. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He talks about the majority of crime being committed by drug users and refers to it as acquisitive crime. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Recent evidence suggests that the deterrent effect of drug testing can have an impact on offending rates and in particular, on acquisitive crimes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The evidence shows that there is a link between acquisitive crime and drug taking. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are still quite a number of rather wicked, acquisitive people in the world. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 When it comes to the point, our competitors' commercial considerations and all the mundane acquisitive instincts come to the surface. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Good empirical evidence suggests that approximately half of all property crime—burglary and other acquisitive crime—is committed by people seeking to feed their drug habit. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Equally, it is not possible to blame the acquisitive society for the rise in crime. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Although crime is disturbing wherever it occurs, a sudden upsurge of serious disorder or acquisitive crime in a peaceful rural area can be very disturbing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The psychology of a capitalist society is that we have selfish acquisitive motives running rampant throughout all sections of the community. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The links between drugs and, especially, acquisitive crime are now so firm that no one can doubt them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Here is an honest endeavour to find an answer to the acquisitive society, also with freedom, and the mixed enterprise. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of acquisitive These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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