音标:[.ævә'riʃәs] ;
a. 贪婪的
s. immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth

考试类型:[托福/GRE]
词性分布:
形容词100%

avaricious的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. He is so avaricious that we call him a blood sucker.他如此贪婪, 我们都叫他吸血鬼。
  2. Midas is a legendary king of Phrygia who was insatiably avaricious.迈达斯是传说中弗律癸亚国的国王,他是一个贪得无厌的人。

词汇搭配

  • avarice贪财
【近义词】

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