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avarice
英 [ˈævərɪs] 美 [ˈævərɪs]

  • n. （不可数，多用于正式或文学语体）贪婪，贪财；（基督教）七宗罪之一的贪财之罪

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短语

boundless avarice 欲壑难填

controlling one's avarice 节制贪欲

fall a sacrifice to avarice 成为贪婪的牺牲品

avarice becomes a second nature 贪婪成性

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  • 贪财
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avarice [ 'ævəris ]

以上来源于: WordNet

 柯林斯英汉双解大词典 

avarice /ˈævərɪs/

  • 1. 

    N-UNCOUNT Avarice is extremely strong desire for money and possessions. 贪婪 [文学性]

    例：

    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，正好满足了房东的贪心。

同近义词同根词

词根： avarice

adj.

avaricious 贪婪的；贪得无厌的

adv.

avariciously 贪婪地

双语例句权威例句

  • Avarice is the bane to happiness.

    贪婪是损毁幸福的祸根。

    《新英汉大辞典》

  • Sloth does not set in until after gluttony and avarice.

    懒惰是在暴食和贪婪之后才开始的。

    youdao

  • This reminded him to resist temptations, including laziness, edacity and avarice.

    这提醒他要抵抗诱惑，包括懒惰，轻率和贪婪。

    youdao

更多双语例句

  • Largely for their creation of Windows, the company's founders were rewarded beyond all dreams of avarice.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • Greed and avarice blind the masses to the overvaluation until rationality unpredictably takes hold and the bubble collapses.

    FORBES: The Carbon Bubble

  • And everybody from mortgage brokers and appraisers to investment bankers bundling toxic debt were perfectly entitled to their systematic avarice.

    FORBES: Sheila Bair For Treasury Secretary

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