英英释义
acquisitive [ ə'kwizitiv ]
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adj.
eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas
"an acquisitive mind"; "an acquisitive society in which the craving for material things seems never satisfied"
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柯林斯英汉双解大词典
acquisitive /əˈkwɪzɪtɪv/
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ADJ If you describe a person or an organization as acquisitive, you do not approve of them because you think they are too concerned with getting new possessions. 贪得无厌的 [usu ADJ n] [表不满]
例：We live in an acquisitive society.
我们活在一个贪婪的社会里。
双语例句原声例句权威例句
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What has happened is that people cannot confess fully to their dreams, as easily and openly as once they could, lest they be thought pushing, acquisitive and vulgar.
现在的情况是，人们不能像以前那样轻易、公开地完全承认自己的梦想，惟恐别人认为他们爱赶时髦、贪得无厌、庸俗不堪。
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Although acquisitive, it avoided big deals before the crash.
即使也是贪得无厌，它在危机到来之前也避免了大手笔的交易。
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We have become extremely acquisitive in a way our forebears never were.
我们变得极度的贪得无厌。而我们的先人们从不这样。
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Cephalus has spent his life in the acquisitive arts.
如我们所知，Cephalus，，we，learn，终其一生都在从事贪得无厌的艺术。
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