avarice

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英 [ˈævərɪs]word uk audio image

美 [ˈævərɪs] word us audio image

  • n.
    贪婪

单词词源

avarice 贪婪

来自拉丁词avere, 渴望,词源同avid.

同义词

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。

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