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acquisitive adj.
⇨ greedy greedy adjective 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 noun [uncountable] ◆Nothing would satisfy her greed for power.她对权力贪得无厌。▸ greedily adverb ◆He ate noisily and greedily.他吧嗒着嘴狼吞虎咽地吃。■ insatiable / /ɪnˈseɪʃəbl/ / (rather formal) 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; NAmE məˌtɪriəˈlɪstɪk/ (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 noun [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。■ voracious /vəˈreɪʃəs/ / (rather formal) 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; NAmE ˈmɜːrsəneri/ (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。■ acquisitive /əˈkwɪzətɪv/ / (formal, often disapproving) 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。 |