avarice

英[ˈævərɪs]美[ˈævərɪs]

n.贪婪；

形容词：avaricious;

例句

Avarice increases with wealth.越富越贪。出自：英语谚语

Courage in excess becomes foolhardiness, affection weakness, thrift avarice.勇敢过度即成蛮勇, 感情过度即成溺爱, 节俭过度即成贪婪.

Avarice is the bane to happiness.贪婪是损毁幸福的祸根.

Avarice blinds our eyes.贪婪障人眼.出自：英语谚语

Their avarice knows no bounds; you can never satisfy them.他们贪得无厌, 你永远无法满足他们.

Its great, memorable works, she argues, came about because of acquisitiveness, bordering on avarice.她指出, 恰恰是那近乎贪婪的占有欲引出了那些伟大而难忘的作品.

He paid a month's rent in advance, just enough to satisfy the landlord's avarice.他预交了一个月的房租，正好满足房东的贪心。

同义词

n.

avarice的同义词之：贪婪

avarice的同义词之：其他释义

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N-UNCOUNT

贪财;贪婪;贪得无厌

Avarice is extremely strong desire for money and possessions.

例句

英汉词典释义

n.

贪婪

adj.

英英词典释义

Noun

1. reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)

2. extreme greed for material wealth