adj. 贪心的,贪婪的。 avaricious of wealth 贪财。 adv. -ly ,-ness n.
immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth; "they are avaricious and will do anything for money"; "casting covetous eyes on his neighbor''s fields"; "a grasping old miser"; "grasping commercialism"; "greedy for money and power"; "grew richer and greedier"; "prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees" 同义词:covetous, grabby, grasping, greedy, prehensile,
例句与用法
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Give it here , you avaricious old skeleton . give it here 拿过来,你这个贪心的老骨头,拿来!
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All his sordid avaricious instincts came to the surface 他那可鄙的吝啬本性一下子暴露无遗。
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An avaricious man is always needy 贪婪的人总是贫困的。
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Why ? are you avaricious also 为什么?难道你也财迷?
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And did you ever hear that my father was an avaricious , grasping man “你听说过我的父亲是个贪得无厌的人吗? ”
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I call on your own memory as witness : remember we have avaricious hearts 假使你想要保证和证明,你可以回忆一下我们贪婪的心。
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" ah , how strange it seems that such a young and beautiful woman should be so avaricious . “啊!真不可思议,一个这样年轻美丽的女人竟会这样贪心。 ”
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This analogy not very become truly , doggie " avaricious " very normal , and the person is different 这个比喻不十分确当,小狗“贪心”很正常的,而人就不同了。
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Beholders are hateful , aggressive , and avaricious , attacking or dominating others whenever they can get away with it 眼魔令人生厌、好斗且贪得无厌,只要一有机会就会攻击或支配其他生物。
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" i did not come to rome to see , " said danglars aloud ; then he added softly , with an avaricious smile , " i came to touch ! “我不是到罗马来观光的, ”腾格拉尔大声说,然后,他又带着一个贪婪的微笑轻轻地说, “我是来取钱的! ”