avarice

英 [ˈævərɪs]

美 [ˈævərɪs]

n.  (对钱财的)贪婪，贪心，贪得无厌

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BNC.33419 / COCA.27046

牛津词典

noun

• （对钱财的）贪婪，贪心，贪得无厌
  extreme desire for wealth

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 贪财;贪婪;贪得无厌
  Avariceis extremely strong desire for money and possessions.
  1. 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。

英英释义

noun

• reprehensible acquisitiveness
  Synonym:greedcovetousnessrapacityavaritia
• extreme greed for material wealth
  Synonym:avariciousnesscovetousnesscupidity

双语例句

• The world economy is rife with lawlessness and recklessness, with tax havens and regulation-free zones catering to the avarice of globally mobile capital.
  世界经济充满了违法和草率的行为，众多避税天堂和不受监管的地区迎合了全球流动资本的贪欲。
• Pride, Envy, and Avarice are the threes sparks that have set these hearts on fire.
  骄傲、妒恨和贪婪好比三颗星火，使一切人的心熊熊燃烧。
• Do I desert avarice, wrath, obsession, worry, and confusion?
  对贪、瞋、痴、忧虑、困惑等又或曾完全断绝。
• He fell a victim to his own avarice.
  他由于贪婪而毁了自己（自食其果）。
• Ambition is but avarice on stilts. w.s.
  野心只是踩在高跷上的贪婪。
• Love is always a stranger in the home of avarice.
  爱在贪婪之家总是陌生人。
• Driven by avarice, he ruthlessly exploited his workers.
  他在贪婪之心的驱使下残酷地剥削工人。
• The chief ingredient in the making of a criminal is avarice.
  造成犯罪的主要因素是贪婪。
• Avarice is the bane to happiness.
  贪婪是损毁幸福的祸根。
• 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。