acquisitive

英 [əˈkwɪzətɪv]

美 [əˈkwɪzətɪv]

adj.  渴求获取财物的; 贪婪的

CET6TOEFLGRE法律

BNC.23098 / COCA.28517

牛津词典

adj.

• 渴求获取财物的；贪婪的
  wanting very much to buy or get new possessions

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 渴望得到的;迫切求取的;贪婪的
  If you describe a person or an organization asacquisitive, you do not approve of them because you think they are too concerned with getting new possessions.
  1. We live in an acquisitive society...
     我们生活在一个物欲横流的社会。
  2. The most acquisitive firms tend to be engineering groups.
     最贪得无厌的公司往往是工程队。

英英释义

adj

• eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas
  1. an acquisitive mind
  2. an acquisitive society in which the craving for material things seems never satisfied

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