prehensile

英 [prɪ'hensaɪl] 美 [prɪ'hensl]

• adj. (动物的尾足等)适于抓握的；有理解力的；贪婪的

英英释义

Adjective:

1. adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object;

   "a monkey's prehensile tail"
   

2. having a keen intellect;

   "poets--those gifted strangely prehensile men"
   

3. 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"
   

词汇搭配

• prehensile tail 卷尾

近反义词

【近义词】

• grasping 贪心的
• greedy 贪婪的
• grabby 贪婪的
• avaricious 贪财的
• covetous 贪婪的