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avaricious

英 [?v?'r???s] 美[,?v?'r???s]
  • adj. 貪婪的;貪得無厭的

GRE暢通詞匯

詞態(tài)變化


名詞:?avarice;

英文詞源


avaricious (adj.)
late 15c., from Old French avaricios "greedy, covetous" (Modern French avaricieux), from avarice (see avarice). An Old English word for it was feoh-georn. Related: Avariciously; avariciousness.

雙語例句


1. He sacrificed his own career so that his avaricious brother could succeed.
他犧牲了自己的事業(yè),這樣他貪婪的弟弟才能成功。

來自柯林斯例句

2. I call on your own memory as witness: remember we have avaricious hearts.
假使你想要保證和證明,你可以回憶一下我們貪婪的心.

來自辭典例句

3. The gentleman is also avaricious, much less pass student.
君子還愛財呢, 何況普通學生.

來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)

4. He is so avaricious that we call him a blood sucker.
他如此貪婪,我們都叫他吸血鬼.

來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)

5. She is an avaricious person and seldom helps others.
她是個貪婪的人,很少幫助別人.

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