首页avariciousavaricious英英释意
avaricious
英 [ævə'rɪʃəs]
美[,ævə'rɪʃəs]
- adj. 贪婪的；贪得无厌的
英英释意
- 1. 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"