avarice

英 [ˈævərɪs]

美 [ˈævərɪs]

n. (对钱财的)贪婪，贪心，贪得无厌

BNC.33419 / COCA.27046

牛津词典

noun

N-UNCOUNT 贪财;贪婪;贪得无厌
Avariceis extremely strong desire for money and possessions.
1. He paid a month's rent in advance, just enough to satisfy the landlord's avarice.
  他预交了一个月的房租，正好满足房东的贪心。

noun

Excessive desire, especially for wealth; covetousness or avarice.
贪欲过度的渴望，尤指对财富的贪求；贪婪或贪欲。
He's a man whose avarice knows no bounds.
他是个欲壑难填的人。
The chief ingredient in the making of a criminal is avarice.
造成犯罪的主要因素是贪婪。
Avarice and happiness never saw each other, how then should they become acquainted.
贪婪与幸福从不照面，当然更不可能彼此认识。
Pride, Envy, and Avarice are the threes sparks that have set these hearts on fire.
骄傲、妒恨和贪婪好比三颗星火，使一切人的心熊熊燃烧。
Why? Buddha said that avarice, wrath and obsession are main obstructs to live such a life.
为什么呢？世尊说贪、瞋、痴就是执行这样生活的主要障碍。
The lust and the avarice, the bottomless, cavernous greed, is that what you see?
是那欲望与贪婪，那无尽的贪婪么？
Had I really loved, could I have sacrificed my feelings to vanity, to avarice.
倘使我真心爱过人，难道我会为了虚荣或贪婪而牺牲自己的感情？
Avarice is the bane to happiness.
贪婪是损毁幸福的祸根。
Driven by avarice, he ruthlessly exploited his workers.
他在贪婪之心的驱使下残酷地剥削工人。