avaricious是什么意思？

avaricious

英[ˌævə'rɪʃəs] 美[ˌævəˈrɪʃəs]

• adj. 贪婪的，贪得无厌的，狼贪虎视，饕；

名词：avarice;

例句

• meanly avaricious and mercenary. 卑鄙的贪婪、唯利是图
• He is so avaricious that we call him a blood sucker. 他如此贪婪,我们都叫他吸血鬼.
• The gentleman is also avaricious, much less pass student. 君子还爱财呢, 何况普通学生.
• He sacrificed his own career so that his avaricious brother could succeed. 他牺牲了自己的事业，这样他贪婪的弟弟才能成功。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• ADJ-GRADED
  贪财的;贪婪的;贪得无厌的
  An avaricious person is very greedy for money or possessions.
  例句
  He sacrificed his own career so that his avaricious brother could succeed. 他牺牲了自己的事业，这样他贪婪的弟弟才能成功。

英汉词典释义

• adj.
  贪婪的,贪得无厌的
  meanly avaricious and mercenary. 卑鄙的贪婪、唯利是图

英英词典释义

• Adjective
  1. immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth;
  "they are avaricious and will do anything for money""casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields""a grasping old miser""grasping commercialism""greedy for money and power""grew richer and greedier""prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees"