avarice

英 ['ævərɪs] 美 ['ævərɪs]

• n. 贪财；贪婪

英英释义

Noun:

1. reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)

2. extreme greed for material wealth

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The old man shows great avarice for money.
   这个老头视钱如命。
2. Avarice drove him into theft.
   贪婪驱使他偷窃。
3. Avarice is the root of all evils.
   贪婪是万恶之源。
4. He fell victim to his own avarice.
   他由于贪婪而自食其果。

近反义词

【近义词】

• greed 贪心
• lust 贪欲
• avidity 渴望
• desire 渴望
• cupidity 贪心
• greediness 贪吃
• materialism 唯物主义
• acquisitiveness 可得到
• money 财产
• for 为
• covetousness 妄羡
• avariciousness 贪心
• avaritia 贪婪
• rapacity 掠夺