greediness
['gridɪnɪs]
- n. 贪吃；贪欲；嘴馋
英英释意
- 1. an excessive desire for food
- 2. an excessive desire for wealth (usually in large amounts);
- "the greediness of lawyers"
英文词源
- greediness (n.)
- Old English grædignes; see greedy + -ness.
实用场景例句
- There was always an undercurrent of greediness, a hankering, and sense of waste.
- 总是存在着一种贪得无厌的暗流, 一种非分之想, 一种蹉跎的感觉.
辞典例句
- A few words successfully bring out the greediness of the usurer.
- 寥寥数笔,就把这高利贷者贪婪的嘴脸勾画出来了.
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- His greediness for material comforts will one day bring him to justice.
- 他如此贪贿无厌,终会受到法律制裁的.
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- The cheater always cheats people of their money by using their greediness.
- 骗子往往利用人的贪欲骗取钱财.
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- Greediness is one of the common characteristics of compulsive gamblers.
- 贪婪是嗜赌成癖的赌棍们的普遍特性之一.
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