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(cái)呢, 何況普通學(xué)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(gè)貪婪的人,很少幫助別人.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)