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单词 avarice
释义
avarice
ævərɪs ˈævərɪs
N-UNCOUNT 贪财;贪婪;贪得无厌 Avarice is extremely strong desire for money and possessions. 贪财;贪婪;贪得无厌 [literary]
  • He paid a month's rent in advance, just enough to satisfy the landlord's avarice.

    他预交了一个月的房租,正好满足房东的贪心。

SYN greed, meanness, penny-pinching, parsimony [formal]
Quotations
The love of money is the root of all evil Bible: I Timothy
avarice, the spur of industry David Hume Essays: Moral and Political
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