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

• He's a man whose avarice knows no bounds.
  他是个欲壑难填的人。
• Why? Buddha said that avarice, wrath and obsession are main obstructs to live such a life.
  为什么呢？世尊说贪、瞋、痴就是执行这样生活的主要障碍。
• Avarice was his prevailing passion.
  他最大的嗜好是贪财。
• Its great, memorable works, she argues, came about Because of acquisitiveness, bordering on avarice.
  她指出，恰恰是那近乎贪婪的占有欲引出了那些伟大而难忘的作品。
• With some reluctance, I mentioned three: avarice, cowardice and callousness.
  我以犹豫的心情谈了三点：贪心，懦弱，缺乏同情心。
• Excessive desire, especially for wealth; covetousness or avarice.
  贪欲过度的渴望，尤指对财富的贪求；贪婪或贪欲。
• Don't let thrift degenerate into avarice.
  不要让节俭变成贪财。
• Avarice is the bane to happiness.
  贪婪是损毁幸福的祸根。
• 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。
• Ambition is but avarice on stilts. w.s.
  野心只是踩在高跷上的贪婪。