avarice

美 [ˈævərɪs]英 [ˈævərɪs]
  • n.贪婪;(对钱财的)贪得无厌

派生词: avaricious adj.

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noun

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

greed

avarice

频次

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

    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。

noun

1
reprehensible acquisitiveness;insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)
Synonym: greed covetousness rapacity avaritia
2
extreme greed for material wealth
Synonym: avariciousness covetousness cupidity

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  1. Avarice is the bane to happiness .

    贪婪是损毁幸福的祸根。

  2. Love is always a stranger in the home of avarice .

    爱在贪婪之家总是陌生人。

  3. 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。

  4. 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。

  5. What does discretion end , and avarice begin ?

    做到什么地步为止就算知礼,打哪儿起就要算是贪心?

  6. Poverty wants some things , luxury many things , and avarice all things .

    贫穷只要一些,奢侈要求很多,贪婪强索一切。

  7. That is a life free from material avarice , based on higher principles , full of simple pleasure .

    梭罗主张人们享受精神生活,那是一种没有贪欲、充满简单乐趣的生活,是建立在更高原则上的生活。

  8. The chief ingredient in the making of a criminal is avarice .

    造成犯罪的主要因素是贪婪。

  9. He 's a man whose avarice knows no bounds .

    他是个欲壑难填的人。

  10. No one believes that football clubs are not motivated by avarice .

    没人相信足球俱乐部不以发财为目的。

  11. Therefore , controlling a man being incorruption and not avarice must start from his inner heart .

    因此廉或贪等欲念的控管,必须自个人内心做起才有效。

  12. 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。

  13. 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。

  14. Avarice is , I should say , the gravest defect of the Chinese .

    贪心,我以为是中国人最大的缺点。

  15. Avarice , the spur of industry . & David Hume , British Philosopher

    贪婪是工业的兴奋剂。英国哲学家休谟

  16. ( New Testament ) a personification of wealth and avarice as an evil spirit .

    (新约)作为罪恶根源的财富的人格化。

  17. With material gains and desires , there is no satisfaction ; such is avarice .

    物质的利益和欲望,永无餍足;此之谓贪婪。《薄伽梵往世书》(印度教)

  18. With the increase of crimes from avarice , follow-up crimes of laundering money also show a tendency of expansion .

    随着贪利性犯罪的增加,后续的洗钱犯罪数量也呈不断扩大及蔓延趋势。

  19. 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。

  20. How do you protect the innocent from avarice ?

    应该如何使纯真的人免受贪婪的侵害?

  21. Had I really loved , could I have sacrificed my feelings to vanity , to avarice .

    倘使我真心爱过人,难道我会为了虚荣或贪婪而牺牲自己的感情?

  22. He fell a victim to his own avarice .

    他由于贪婪而毁了自己(自食其果)。

  23. 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。

  24. 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。

  25. The plan adds a touch of avarice to the range of reactions with which China has received Mo 's Nobel victory .

    该计划给中国得知莫言获诺贝尔奖之后的一系列反应增添了一丝贪婪的意味。

  26. Don 't let thrift degenerate into avarice .

    不要让节俭变成贪财。

  27. Avarice , the spur of industry & David Hume , Scotish philosopher .

    贪婪是工业的马刺&戴维。休谟,苏格兰哲学家。

  28. 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。

  29. Avarice or incorruption derives from the inner heart , and not from the temptation and stimulation of material .

    廉或贪等人性是发自内心的,不是由物界刺激、诱惑引起的。

  30. Accusing them of fraud , avarice , and downright misrepresentation .

    指责他们欺诈、贪婪以及竭尽歪曲之能事。