Covetous



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj. 贪婪的
• ［英］ adj. 贪婪的 ( tending to covet; greedy; avaricious)
• ［同］ 参考: cupidity ( 贪婪)

Webster Collegiate

adjective

• Date: 13th century
• 1. marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions
• 2. having a craving for possession <covetous of power
• ? covetously adverb
• ? covetousness noun
• Synonyms:
  • covetous, greedy, acquisitive, grasping, avaricious mean having or showing a strong desire for especially material possessions. covetous implies inordinate desire often for another's possessions <covetous of his brother's country estate. greedy stresses lack of restraint and often of discrimination in desire<greedy for status symbols. acquisitive implies both eagerness to possess and ability to acquire and keepn eagerly acquisitive mind. grasping adds to covetous and greedy an implication of selfishness and often suggests unfair or ruthless means hard grasping trader who cheated the natives. avaricious implies obsessive acquisitiveness especially of money and strongly suggests stinginessn avaricious miser.

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