| 词汇 | rapacity |
| 释义 | rapacity noun[ U ] formaluk /rəˈpæs.ə.ti/ us /rəˈpæs.ə.t̬i/ the quality of having or showing a strong wish to take things for yourself, usually using unfair methods or force: 巧取豪夺，贪婪，掠夺 the rapacity of big corporations大公司的贪婪掠夺 Our rapacity is destroying species at a rate not seen in 65 million years.我们的贪婪正在以6500万年来最快的速度摧毁其他物种。 See rapacious He carried out his job with the careful rapacity of a born moneylender. She talked angrily about the rapacity with which we have ransacked the earth's resources. He fought against the rapacity of merchants. Greedy avarice avaricious avariciously consumerism grabby grasping greed greedily greediness hoggishly Mammon materialism materialist materialistic piggy rapacious rapaciously rapaciousness ravenous someone's eyes are bigger than their belly/stomachidiom Examples of rapacityrapacity It is at this point that claims are made on the cultural item which had been lost due to one's own thoughtlessness and the other's rapacity. Many railways then had to take devious and circuitous routes and incur additional expense and difficulties because of the rapacity of the landlords. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The rapacity of these moneylenders has not been curbed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I never used them for that purpose or represented that any landlord acted with rapacity or made exorbitant or extravagant demands. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I never used them for that purpose, or represented that any landlord acted with rapacity or made exorbitant or extravagant demands. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is this rapacity, this lively defect in all of us, of which the "wide boys", as they are called, take advantage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not think that is all entirely owing to the rapacity of landowners. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In no instance was there rapacity or exorbitancy of demand against anybody. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 For it is here that the conflicts, the drama and the rapacity over water in future years will take place. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 She spoke of the rapacity of the typical landlord. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The inefficiency and rapacity of the big firms are brought out in report after report. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In those circumstances some extraordinary method was necessary of checking the ordinary rapacity of the ordinary human being. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I agree that it is difficult for anyone to keep up to date with the rapacity of certain elements in our economy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 My stinginess, what is left over after my rapacity in the present year, amounts to £20,000,000 sterling. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It was because of the rapacity and greed of the landlords. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of rapacity 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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