avaricious
adjective
formaluk/ˌæv.əˈrɪʃ.əs/us/ˌæv.əˈrɪʃ.əs/disapproving
showinganextremelystrongwishto get orkeepmoneyor possessions:
贪得无厌的；贪婪的Theideais toshiftthebaddebtsof the avaricious and thegreedyonto theshouldersofmiddle-classpeople.其目的是将贪婪者的坏账转移到中产阶级的肩上。
Sheturnedout to be acraftyand avariciouspolitician.原来她是个狡猾、贪婪的政客。
Synonyms
acquisitive(WANTING THINGS)formaloftendisapproving
covetousformaldisapproving
envious
graspingdisapproving
greedydisapproving
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avarice
wanting more of something than you need
- greedyI've never met anyone so greedy for power.
- avariciousHe acquired his wealth by being an avaricious, unscrupulous businessman.
- rapaciousHe's a rapacious lawyer who will stop at nothing to win a case.
- acquisitiveShe was ruthlessly acquisitive and often bought expensive items just to keep others from owning them.
- graspingShe's a selfish, grasping old woman.
- They havestrongfamilyties, are notgraspingor avaricious, and arehappy.
- Casinoownersdecidedthat "gambling"soundedtoo avaricious, so the word "gaming" tookitsplace.
- Thepresslinedup like avariciouslionsoutsidethecourthouse.
- Desperate tomeetinsatiabledemandfromdwindlingresources, avariciousoperatorsinvadedfishinggroundsin Senegal.
Greedy
- avarice
- avariciously
- consumerism
- glutton
- grasping
- greed
- greedily
- greediness
- greedy
- materialism
- materialist
- materialistic
- money grabber
- money-grubber
- rapaciousness
- rapacity
- ravenous
- ravenously
- someone'seyes are bigger thantheirbelly/stomachidiom
- trougher