greedy ♦︎ insatiable ♦︎ materialistic ♦︎ voracious ♦︎ mercenary ♦︎ acquisitive ♦︎ graspingThese words all describe people who want more money, power, food or possessions than they need.这些词均表示贪婪的、贪吃的、渴望的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆an insatiable / a voracious appetite◆a materialistic / mercenary attitude◆a materialistic / an acquisitive society■greedy (disapproving) wanting more money, power, possessions or food than you really need贪婪的;贪吃的;渴望的◆The shareholders are greedy for profit.股东都利欲熏心。◆You greedy pig! You've already had two helpings!你这个贪吃鬼!你已经吃了两份了!▸greed
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[uncountable] ◆Nothing would satisfy her greed for power.她对权力贪得无厌。▸greedily
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◆He ate noisily and greedily.他吧嗒着嘴狼吞虎咽地吃。■insatiable ɪnˈseɪʃəbl (ratherformal) always wanting more of sth; not able to be satisfied不知足的;无法满足的◆The public seems to have an insatiable appetite for celebrity news.公众对名人新闻的渴求似乎永无餍足。◆There seems to be an insatiable demand for more powerful computers.人们对计算机性能的要求似乎永无止境。ⓘ Insatiable is typically used to talk about sb's appetite, curiosity, demand, desire or hunger. You can also talk about a person being insatiable, although this is not very common. * insatiable常形容人的appetite、curiosity、demand、desire或hunger。形容人时还可用be insatiable,但这一用法并不常见。■materialistic məˌtɪəriəˈlɪstɪk; NAmEməˌtɪriəˈlɪstɪk (disapproving) caring more about money and possessions than anything else物质享乐主义的;贪图享乐的◆Children today are so materialistic.如今的孩子太贪图享乐了。ⓘ People often talk about materialistic attitudes/views, as well as about society, culture and the world being materialistic. * materialistic常形容attitude和view,还可与society、culture和the world搭配。▸materialism
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[uncountable] ◆He had had enough of the greed and materialism of modern society.他受够了贪婪、物欲横流的现代社会。■voraciousvəˈreɪʃəs (ratherformal) eating or wanting large amounts of food饭量大的;贪吃;狼吞虎咽的◆A dragonfly and its larva are both voracious eaters of their fellow creatures.蜻蜓及其幼虫都贪吃同类。■mercenary ˈmɜːsənəri; NAmEˈmɜːrsəneri (disapproving) only interested in making or getting money唯利是图的;金钱至上的◆She's interested in him for purely mercenary reasons.她对他感兴趣纯粹是为了贪图金钱。ⓘ Someone who is mercenary does not usually care about hurting other people's feelings in order to get more money. * mercenary形容人为了获得更多金钱通常不惜伤害他人感情。■acquisitiveəˈkwɪzətɪv (formal, oftendisapproving) wanting very much to buy or get new possessions渴求获取财物的;贪婪的◆We examine the role of the consumer in the post-war acquisitive society.我们研究了贪婪的战后社会中消费者的角色。◆It is an acquisitive company looking for ways to expand.那是一家充满野心寻求扩张的公司。■grasping (disapproving) always trying to get money, possessions or power for yourself一味攫取的;贪婪的;贪心的◆The owners were regarded as grasping landlords.业主被认为是贪婪的地主。
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