avarice
发音
英 [ˈævərɪs]
美 [ˈævərɪs]
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- n.
- 贪婪
单词词源
avarice 贪婪
来自拉丁词avere, 渴望，词源同avid.
双语例句
- 1. A prize beyond the dreams of avarice
- 超越贪婪梦想的奖赏
- 2. Cynics say that mps have made the speaker the fall guy for their own avarice .
- 讽世者说，议员们让议长成为自己贪欲的替罪羊。
- 3. Some men steal out of need or avarice ; others kill themselves out of despair , or murder for revenge or gain .
- 有人因需求或贪婪而盗窃；有人因绝望而自杀，也有人为复仇或获利而谋杀。
- 4. An exception is northern france but , particularly in the south west of the country a ready supply of goose fat no doubt helped palliate local rage at the edicts and avarice of the church .
- 不过法国北部是个例外，特别是在这个国家的西南部，鹅油的替代无疑减轻了当地人对教会法令和贪婪的愤怒。
- 5. George washington called gambling " the child of avarice , the brother of iniquity and the father of mischief " , but benjamin franklin organised a lottery in philadelphia in 1746 .
- 乔治华盛顿称博彩业为“贪婪的孩子，邪恶的兄弟，伤痛的父亲”，而本杰明富兰克林1746年在费城组织了彩票业。