rapacity
贪婪
常用释义
英音[ rəˈpæsəti ]
美音[ rəˈpæsəti ]
基本释义
- n. 贪婪；掠夺
例句
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1·He argued that the overcrowded cities were the product of a system based on "selfishness" and "rapacity."他辩称说，过分拥挤的城市是建立在“自私”和“贪婪”基础上的制度造成的。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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2·Here was neither guile nor rapacity.在她身上没有狡诈和贪婪。
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3·In much of Western Europe, he is remembered as the epitome of cruelty and rapacity.在许多西欧国家，他是残暴和贪婪的象征。
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4·For total greed, rapacity, heartlessness, and irresponsibility there is nothing to match a nation.完全的贪欲，贪婪，无情和不负责任都和一个国家最为匹配。
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5·He argued that the overcrowded cities were the product of a system based on "selfishness" and "rapacity".他认为，过于拥挤的城市是一个建立在“自私”和“贪婪”基础上的体系的产物。
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6·Because of the rapacity of America's lawyers, the fear of lawsuits encourages doctors to practise "defensive" medicine, again driving up costs.还因为美国律师的贪婪，对诉讼的害怕使得医生进行“防御性”治疗，这再次拉高了费用。
同根词
词根：
rape
rapacious
adj
贪婪的；掠夺的
rapaciously
adv
贪婪地；强取地
rape
n
强奸，掠夺；[园艺] 油菜；葡萄渣
rapaciousness
n
强取；贪婪
rape
vi
犯强奸罪
rape
vt
强奸；掠夺，抢夺