cupidity

US [kjuˈpɪdəti]
UK [kjuːˈpɪdəti]
  • n.贪心；贪婪
  • Web贪欲；爱神大作战；贪婪的

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cupidity
n.
1.
贪心；贪婪a strong desire for more wealth, possessions, power, etc. than a person needs

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AllAll,贪心贪心,贪婪贪婪,贪欲贪欲,爱神大作战爱神大作战,贪婪的贪婪的
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1.
At the sight of the diamond, her eyes sparkled with cupidity.
一看到那颗钻石，她眼中就露出贪婪的目光。
yī kàn dào nà kē zuàn shí , tā yǎn zhōng jiù lù chū tān lán de mù guāng 。
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2.
I never saw such an expression of cupidity as the flickering lamp revealed in those two countenances.
跳动的灯光照亮了那两张脸，我从没在人的脸上看到过那种贪婪的表情。
tiào dòng de dēng guāng zhào liàng le nà liǎng zhāng liǎn , wǒ cóng méi zài rén de liǎn shàng kàn dào guò nà zhǒng tān lán de biǎo qíng 。
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3.
There was a glimmer of cupidity in those small , cunning eyes of his .
他狡猾的小眼睛里露出了一丝贪婪的神情。
tā jiǎo huá de xiǎo yǎn jing lǐ lù chū le yī sī tān lán de shén qíng 。
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4.
And I could not imagine a human being so blinded by cupidity as to sell poison to such an atrocious creature.
我简直不能想象一个人居然因贪心而如此盲目，就好似把毒药卖给一个残暴的人。
wǒ jiǎn zhí bù néng xiǎng xiàng yī gè rén jū rán yīn tān xīn ér rú cǐ máng mù , jiù hǎo sì bǎ dú yào mài gěi yī gè cán bào de rén 。
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5.
He was very regretful for his cupidity when he felt very thirsty and wanted to buy a bottle of drink or an ice cream, but he had no money.
当感觉非常口渴，想买瓶饮料或者一个冰激凌，却一分钱没有时，他为自己的贪心而感到后悔。
dāng gǎn jué fēi cháng kǒu kě , xiǎng mǎi píng yǐn liào huò zhě yī gè bīng jī líng , què yī fēn qián méi yǒu shí , tā wèi zì jǐ de tān xīn ér gǎn dào hòu huǐ 。
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6.
at the sight of the diamond , which was as large as a hazel - nut , la carconte sees sparkled with cupidity .
一看到那颗象榛子般大的钻石，卡康脱女人立刻显露出贪婪的目光。
yī kàn dào nà kē xiàng zhēn zi bān dà de zuàn shí , kǎ kāng tuō nǚ rén lì kè xiǎn lù chū tān lán de mù guāng 。
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7.
Did I uncover evidence of cupidity among our would-be legislators?
我是否找到这些未来议员们贪财的一些证据呢？
wǒ shì fǒu zhǎo dào zhè xiē wèi lái yì yuán men tān cái de yì xiē zhèng jù ne ?
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8.
Traveling in Cambodia: Corruption and cupidity, luxury and poverty, bloodshed and Wicca!
柬埔寨之旅：腐败与贪婪奢华与贫困血腥与巫术并存！
jiǎn pǔ zhài zhī lǚ : fǔ bài yǔ tān lán shē huá yǔ pín kùn xuè xīng yǔ wū shù bìng cún !
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9.
It certainly was not worth while to throw a veil of innocence over such palpable human cupidity .
要在这么露骨的人类的贪婪性之上加以无辜的面纱当然是不值得的。
yào zài zhè me lù gǔ de rén lèi de tān lán xìng zhī shàng jiā yǐ wú gū de miàn shā dāng rán shì bù zhí dé de 。
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10.
I am now frequently astounded by human beings' cupidity to amass fortune at the cost of conscience.
我经常被人类以良心为代价敛财的贪婪心理所震惊。
wǒ jīng cháng bèi rén lèi yǐ liáng xīn wéi dài jià liǎn cái de tān lán xīn lǐ suǒ zhèn jīng 。
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