acquisitive
adjective
formaluk/əˈkwɪz.ɪ.tɪv/us/əˈkwɪz.ə.t̬ɪv/acquisitiveadjective(WANTING THINGS)
oftendisapproving
eagerto own andcollectthings:
(对财物)渴望得到的,迫切求取的;贪婪的Welivein an acquisitivesocietythatviewssuccessprimarilyintermsofmaterialpossessions.我们生活在一个贪求功利的社会中,判断一个人成功与否首要是看他拥有多少物质财富。
Synonyms
avariciousformaldisapproving
covetousformaldisapproving
graspingdisapproving
greedydisapproving
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.
Wanting things
- ache forsomething
- ambitious
- ambitiously
- angle
- angle forsomething
- aspirant
- burn
- fancy
- haveyoureye onsomethingidiom
- hunger
- hunger after/forsomething
- hungrily
- pine
- setyoursights onsomethingidiom
- shook
- sight
- someone'sheart's desireidiom
- straw
- super-ambitious
- tempt
acquisitiveadjective(COMPANY)
business
used todescribeacompanythatbuysothercompanies:
收购的It has been one of the most acquisitivefirmsinrecenttimes,buyingover adozenbusinessesin the last 18months.该公司是近年来收购行为最为频繁的公司之一,在过去18个月内收购了十几家公司。
Mergers & acquisitions
- absorb
- acquihire
- acquire
- acquisition
- amalgamation
- anti-conglomerate
- conglomerate
- counterattack
- denationalization
- denationalize
- fire sale
- growth-oriented
- hive
- hivesomethingoff
- hostile
- oligopoly
- parent
- parent company
- partnership
- spinsomethingoff