Greedy, money-grubbing, miserly, consumed with a selfish desire to
accumulate money or property. The corresponding noun is avarice
(AV-uh-ris), greed, an inordinate desire for wealth.
Greedy, covetous, and avaricious all apply to people who eagerly want
to acquire more than they have or are entitled to have.
Greedy is the general term for an excessive desire for anything. A person
can be greedy for approval, greedy for success, or a greedy eater.
Covetous (KUHV-i-tus) suggests an excessive and sometimes immoral
desire for what another person has: “Steve wasn't sure if his neighbor Dave
was more covetous of his new sports car or his attractive wife”; “When
Anne was promoted to vice president, she could tell that most of her former
coworkers in middle management were covetous of her spacious office
and impressive salary.”
av(i)，avar= desire 渴望avar 渴望 +→ avaricious. 贪婪的，贪心的
Synonym:Covetous grabby grasping greedy prehensile
immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
they are avaricious and will do anything for money
casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields
a grasping old miser
greedy for money and power
To an avaricious father, a prodigal son. 吝啬父亲败家子。
Avaricious implies an excessive and selfish drive to accumulate wealth and valuable possessions, and often suggests an accompanying desire to hoard them: “Any observant person could see plainly that the city was run not by the people or the politicians but by a few avaricious developers who controlled most of the real estate, and a few avaricious bankers who were tight with credit and charged outrageous interest rates.”Avarous意味着过度和自私地积累财富和贵重财产，经常暗示着囤积财富的愿望
Make_It_Happen
avarice: ［mass noun］ extreme greed for wealth or material gain （对财富或物质的）极度贪婪, 贪得无厌
王二狗Mark
Greedy, money-grubbing, miserly, consumed with a selfish desire to accumulate money or property. The corresponding noun is avarice (AV-uh-ris), greed, an inordinate desire for wealth. Greedy, covetous, and avaricious all apply to people who eagerly want to acquire more than they have or are entitled to have.
王二狗Mark
Greedy is the general term for an excessive desire for anything. A person can be greedy for approval, greedy for success, or a greedy eater. Covetous (KUHV-i-tus) suggests an excessive and sometimes immoral desire for what another person has: “Steve wasn't sure if his neighbor Dave was more covetous of his new sports car or his attractive wife”; “When Anne was promoted to vice president, she could tell that most of her former coworkers in middle management were covetous of her spacious office and impressive salary.”
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av(i)，avar= desire 渴望avar 渴望 +→ avaricious. 贪婪的，贪心的 Synonym:Covetous grabby grasping greedy prehensile immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth they are avaricious and will do anything for money casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields a grasping old miser greedy for money and power To an avaricious father, a prodigal son. 吝啬父亲败家子。
听友25947195
Avaricious implies an excessive and selfish drive to accumulate wealth and valuable possessions, and often suggests an accompanying desire to hoard them: “Any observant person could see plainly that the city was run not by the people or the politicians but by a few avaricious developers who controlled most of the real estate, and a few avaricious bankers who were tight with credit and charged outrageous interest rates.”Avarous意味着过度和自私地积累财富和贵重财产，经常暗示着囤积财富的愿望