贪欲

[tān yù]

Chinese-English

Web Definition

v.
1.
greed

Sample Sentence

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1.
But man is so absorbed in his everyday actions and his greed that he seems to be unaware of that innate desire for unfoldment .
但是人对他每天的活动和贪欲是如此全神贯注以至于他似乎意识不到扩展的天生需求。
dàn shì rén duì tā měi tiān de huó dòng hé tān yù shì rú cǐ quán shén guàn zhù yǐ zhì yú tā sì hū yì shí bù dào kuò zhǎn de tiān shēng xū qiú 。
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2.
Capitalism needs to be modernised to serve the long-term interests of society rather than the short-term greed of a privileged few.
资本主义亟需现代化，为社会的长期利益作出贡献，而不是成为少数特权阶级的贪欲满足之手段。
zī běn zhǔ yì jí xū xiàn dài huà , wèi shè huì de cháng qī lì yì zuò chū gòng xiàn , ér bú shì chéng wéi shǎo shù tè quán jiē jí de tān yù mǎn zú zhī shǒu duàn 。
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3.
Sometimes one's greed shows up in the name of love. Such love can do nothing but lead one to a dead end.
有时人的贪欲以爱的名义呈现，那样的爱只会将人引入死胡同。
yǒu shí rén de tān yù yǐ ài de míng yì chéng xiàn , nà yàng de ài zhǐ huì jiāng rén yǐn rù sǐ hú tòng 。
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4.
by drying up its fierce and rapid flow, such a monk gives up the here and the beyond, just as a serpent sheds its worn-out skin.
他摒除一切贪欲，犹如使快速流动的河水枯竭，这样的比丘抛弃此岸与彼岸，犹如蛇蜕去衰老的皮。
tā bìng chú yí qiè tān yù , yóu rú shǐ kuài sù liú dòng de hé shuǐ kū jié , zhè yàng de bǐ qiū pāo qì cǐ àn yǔ bǐ àn , yóu rú shé tuì qù shuāi lǎo de pí 。
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5.
The lust for the superfluous is folly, for it has no bounds.
贪欲过多就是愚蠢，因为欲望无穷无尽。
tān yù guò duō jiù shì yú chǔn , yīn wèi yù wàng wú qióng wú jìn 。
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6.
You will know, you will see, you will understand, and you will have no doubt anymore.
你将会知道、见到并了解烦恼、贪欲、执著和业行；
nǐ jiāng huì zhī dào 、 jiàn dào bìng liǎo jiě fán nǎo 、 tān yù 、 zhí zhuó hé yè xíng ;
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7.
No, because those who are too greed, will put the dream with high places, all day but never considered himself ever reach the dream.
不是，是因为那些人太过于有贪欲，将梦想放在了与天齐高的地方，却从未考虑过自己有没有达到梦想的能力。
bú shì , shì yīn wèi nà xiē rén tài guò yú yǒu tān yù , jiāng mèng xiǎng fàng zài le yǔ tiān qí gāo de dì fang , què cóng wèi kǎo lǜ guò zì jǐ yǒu mei yǒu dá dào mèng xiǎng de néng lì 。
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8.
He felt a continual impulse and craving and greed, something like a serpent gnawing into his heart.
他感觉到内心有一种永不休止的冲动、一种欲求和一种贪欲，这些情感像毒蛇噬咬着他的心的。
tā gǎn jué dào nèi xīn yǒu yī zhǒng yǒng bù xiū zhǐ de chōng dòng 、 yī zhǒng yù qiú hé yī zhǒng tān yù , zhè xiē qíng gǎn xiàng dú shé shì yǎo zhe tā de xīn de 。
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9.
If it is born out of love it is not lust, even though great delight may then be present.
如果是诞生于爱，那就不是贪欲，即使当中可能有巨大的快乐。
rú guǒ shì dàn shēng yú ài , nà jiù bú shì tān yù , jí shǐ dāng zhōng kě néng yǒu jù dà de kuài lè 。
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10.
In their eyes concubines and mistresses are commodities, like a Mercedes-Benz or a villa. . . Corruption arises out of greed, not lust.
在他们眼中，情人和小三都只是日常用品，就像奔驰车和别墅一样……腐败源于贪欲而非性欲。
zài tā men yǎn zhōng , qíng rén hé xiǎo sān dōu zhǐ shì rì cháng yòng pǐn , jiù xiàng bēn chí chē hé bié shù yí yàng … … fǔ bài yuán yú tān yù ér fēi xìng yù 。
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