| 词汇 | rapacious |
| 释义 | rapacious adjective formaldisapprovinguk /rəˈpeɪ.ʃəs/ us /rəˈpeɪ.ʃəs/ having or showing a strong wish to take things for yourself, usually using unfair methods or force: 巧取豪夺的，贪婪的，掠夺的 a rapacious landlord/businessman贪婪的地主／商人 her rapacious appetite for fame她对名声的贪欲 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. Greedy avarice avaricious avariciously consumerism grabby grasping greed greedily greediness hoggishly Mammon materialism materialist materialistic piggy rapaciously rapaciousness rapacity ravenous someone's eyes are bigger than their belly/stomachidiom Related wordsrapaciously rapaciousness rapacity Examples of rapaciousrapacious In our case, how did the rapacious tyrant arrange the theft? It is also in such merchant states that a rapacious state or misguided policies are most likely to cause harm to and alienate the peasantry. Victorian studies has been not just capacious, but even rapacious. The vulture as landlord is more dreadfully rapacious than he is as a bird. The word 'cruelty' must be taken in the broad sense, and not in the rapacious physical sense. It is also a matter of everyday comment that the elders through whom the kola flows in exchange for favours, and indeed the chiefs themselves, are a rapacious lot. No rapacious elites dependent on taxes for their power and incomes had developed to lend their conditional support for fiscal innovations, followed inevitably by uplifts in taxation. The hydra-headed monster of nationalism is a rapacious beast which, when given the opportunity to feed, tends to devour peoples, populations and nations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Those who are fortunate are catered for by rapacious landlords who can earn a great deal of money by letting accommodation on a short-term basis. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is the basic economics of exploitation — when the opportunity is available, in times of shortage, the private sector is rapacious. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Some public utility companies are extraordinarily rapacious profit-making concerns. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That will be admitted among even the most rapacious of financiers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If that is so, it will not satisfy the grievances of even the least rapacious of men. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are totally incapable of deciding whether they are rapacious commercial enterprises or whether they have a more responsible rôle in the economy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 On this rapacious approach there are two checks. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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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