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avaricious

/ˌævəˈɹɪʃəs/

Meanings
adjective

贪婪的， 贪心的， 渴望财富的。

Actuated by avarice; extremely greedy for wealth or material gain; immoderately desirous of accumulating property.

Examples :

"The avaricious businessman sought to acquire more and more land, even if it meant exploiting workers. "
这个贪婪的商人为了得到更多的土地，甚至不惜剥削工人。
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Related Words

Illustration acquire

acquire verb

/əˈkwaɪə/ /əˈkwaɪəɹ/

获得，取得.

"My younger sister acquired a new bicycle for her birthday. "

我妹妹过生日的时候，得到了一辆新自行车。

Illustration actuated

actuated verb

/ˈæktʃueɪtɪd/ /ˈæktʃəˌweɪtɪd/

启动，激活，驱动。

"The sprinkler system was actuated by the fire alarm. "

火警警报启动了喷淋系统。

Illustration workers

workers noun

/ˈwɜː.kəz/ /ˈwɝ.kɚz/

工人，劳动者。

"The factory workers assembled the cars all day. "

工厂的工人们整天组装汽车。

Illustration material

material noun

/məˈtɪəɹɪəl/ /məˈtɪɹi.əl/

材料， 材质

"Asphalt, composed of oil and sand, is a widely used material for roads."

沥青是由石油和沙子组成的，是一种广泛使用的道路材料。

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extremely adverb

/ɪksˈtɹiːmli/

极其，非常。

"The weather was extremely hot today; we stayed inside all afternoon. "

今天天气极其炎热，我们整个下午都待在室内。

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exploiting verb

/ɪkˈsplɔɪtɪŋ/ /ˌɛkˈsplɔɪtɪŋ/

剥削，利用。

"The student was exploiting her knowledge of the subject to get good grades. "

这个学生利用自己对这门学科的了解来获得好成绩。

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desirous adjective

/dɪˈzaɪəɹəs/

渴望的，想要的。

"She was desirous of a good grade on her final exam, so she studied every day. "

她非常渴望在期末考试中取得好成绩，所以她每天都努力学习。

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greedy adjective

/ˈɡɹiːdi/

贪婪， 贪得无厌。

"The student was greedy for extra credit, trying to get every possible assignment extension. "

这个学生对额外的学分贪得无厌，想方设法地争取每一次可能的作业延期。

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avarice noun

/ˈævəɹəs/

贪婪， 贪得无厌。

"His avarice led him to take more than his fair share of the project's budget. "

他的贪婪让他拿走了超过他应得的项目预算份额。

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accumulating verb

/əˈkjuːmjəˌleɪtɪŋ/ /əˈkjuːmjʊˌleɪtɪŋ/

积累，积聚。

"He wishes to accumulate a sum of money."

他希望积累一笔钱。

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property noun

/ˈpɹɒp.ət.i/ /ˈpɹɑp.ɚt.i/

财产，所有物

"Important types of property include real property (land), personal property (other physical possessions), and intellectual property (rights over artistic creations, inventions, etc.)."

重要的财产类型包括不动产（土地），个人财产（其他有形物品）和知识产权（对艺术创作、发明等的权利）。

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businessman noun

/ˈbɪznəsmən/ /ˈbɪznəsmæn/

商人，生意人。

"My father is a businessman who owns a small electronics store. "

我爸爸是个商人，他拥有一家小电子产品店。