Avarice
[ 'ævərɪs ]
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n. 贪婪;
💡 词根助记
avar贪婪+ice行为 → 贪婪
📝 例句
Their avarice knows no bounds, you can never satisfy them.
他们贪得无厌, 你永远无法满足他们。
(New Testament) a personification of wealth and avarice as an evil spirit.
（新约）作为罪恶根源的财富的人格化。
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？
What does discretion end, and avarice begin?
做到什么地步为止就算知礼，打哪儿起就要算是贪心？
Thrift is desirable, but do not let it degenerate into avarice
节约是好的，但不要使它变成贪婪。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ avarice -贪婪,variance-分歧:双方因贪婪而产生分歧
※ ava-谐音“爱我”,rice-大米:这个人真贪婪,吃自己的那份还不够,竟然爱我的大米
※ ava-谐音“爱挖”,rice-大米:爱挖大米这种人是不是有周八皮的风范!连大米都不放过,太贪财了
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
avarice
n[U]
(fml 文) greed for wealth or gain 贪婪; 贪心
Avarice makes rich people want to become even richer. 贪婪使富人想要更富.
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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You don't seem to like my ideas, so tell me what do you think?
看来你似乎不太喜欢我的主意，那可以告诉我你的想法吧？
Life is short and time is fleeting.
人生短暂，光阴易逝。
The price we pay for cheap food may be already too high: Mad Cow Disease (BSE) in cattle, salmonella in chicken and eggs, and wisteria in dairy products.
牛肉中的疯牛病，鸡肉和鸡蛋中的沙门氏菌，奶制品中的利斯特杆菌。