英语释义

• extreme greed for material wealth

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

片语

greed贪婪，贪心

itching palm贪婪；贪财

avarice becomes a second nature贪婪成性

boundless avarice欲壑难填

fall a sacrifice to avarice成为贪婪的牺牲品

英汉例句

• yet thanks to the avarice of local politicians, most was siphoned off before reaching the people, who remain some of africa「s poorest and sickest.

  然而，由于本地政客的贪婪，大部分的拨款在到达人民手中之前就囊入腰包，人民也只能过着最贫穷与最多疾病的生活。

• madoff’s method enabled him to swindle rich people who prided themselves on their financial conservatism and sophistication, enabling him to appeal to avarice of a quiet, upper-crust sort.

  麦道夫的手段使他有能力哄骗富人们；他们对自己金融保守主义的立场和身经百战的经验而颇为自傲，也正是这些才使得麦道夫对上层社会的贪得无厌产生了兴趣。

• avarice and fear are the two greatest enemies of speculators .

  贪婪和恐惧是投机者两个最大的敌人。

• more profoundly, wealth beyond avarice permits saudis to deal with modernity on their own terms.

  更引人注目的是，天量的财富允许沙特阿拉伯可以从容不迫的面对现代生活方式所带来的沖击，悠然的继续着自己的传统生活方式。

• some of them were gazing with dull avarice at the store on the other side of the road, the ideal traders ice cream parlor, where fat kids in t-shirts were licking vanilla cones.

  还有一些用呆滞，贪婪的目光注视着道路另外一端的商店——最佳商贩冰淇淋店，那边穿t恤衫的胖小子们在舔着香草甜筒。

• i know he couldn」t love a linton; and yet he「d be quite capable of marrying your fortune and expectations! avarice is growing with him a besetting sin.

  我知道他不会爱上一个林惇家的人。但是他也很可能跟你的财产和继承财产的希望结婚的。

• avarice increases with wealth.

  贪婪与增加财富。

• in the picture on the front page of the newspaper, the face is an angry pumpkin, japanese demon, dragon of avarice hanging in the sky, and the smoke is a witch」s eyebrows or devil's horns.

  在报纸的头版的封面图片上，那脸就像是万圣节的南瓜灯，日本的恶鬼或者是天空中贪婪的恶龙；而浓浓的黑烟就像是巫婆的眉毛或是魔鬼的犄角。

• avarice drove him into theft.

  贪婪驱使他偷窃。

• avarice and happiness never saw each other, how then should they become acquainted.

  贪婪与幸福从不照面，当然更不可能彼此认识。

• avarice , the apur of industry. (david hume, bdritish philosopher)

  贪婪是工业的兴奋剂。

• we have now learned that rashness and imprudence will not be deterred from taking credit; let us try whether fraud and avarice may be more easily restrained from giving it.

  既然我们已经认识到无法阻止人们借钱时的轻率与不谨慎，尝试从源头上遏制欺诈与贪婪可能会更容易些。

• people who suffer from avarice spend much less and save much more than they should.

  那些贪心的人们，花的比他们应花的少，而省的比他们应省的多。

相似词

money(Money)人名；(英)莫尼；(西、法)莫内

for（表示对象、用途等）给，对；为了； 关于；代表；受雇于；意思是；支持；因为；为得到；换取；就……而言；……后（更好、更快乐等）；（表示去向）往；（安排或预定）在……时；对（某人）来说（困难、必需、愉快等）；以……为价格；（表示一段时间）计；表示一系列事件之一

desire(Desire)人名；(刚(布)、英)德西雷

greed贪婪，贪心

avidity热望，贪欲；活动性

lust贪求，渴望

lust贪求，渴望

greed贪婪，贪心