Avarice
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n. 貪婪;
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avar貪婪+ice行為 → 貪婪
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Their avarice knows no bounds, you can never satisfy them.
他們貪得無厭, 你永遠無法滿足他們。
(New Testament) a personification of wealth and avarice as an evil spirit.
（新約）作為罪惡根源的財富的人格化。
Had I really loved, could I have sacrificed my feelings to vanity, to avarice.
倘使我真心愛過人，難道我會為了虛榮或貪婪而犧牲自己的感情？
What does discretion end, and avarice begin?
做到什么地步為止就算知禮，打哪兒起就要算是貪心？
Thrift is desirable, but do not let it degenerate into avarice
節約是好的，但不要使它變成貪婪。
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【記】※ avarice -貪婪,variance-分歧:雙方因貪婪而產生分歧
※ ava-諧音“愛我”,rice-大米:這個人真貪婪,吃自己的那份還不夠,竟然愛我的大米
※ ava-諧音“愛挖”,rice-大米:愛挖大米這種人是不是有周八皮的風范!連大米都不放過,太貪財了
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avarice
n[U]
(fml 文) greed for wealth or gain 貪婪; 貪心
Avarice makes rich people want to become even richer. 貪婪使富人想要更富.
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I think I've had enough of that sandwich.
我想我已經吃夠了三明治。
The moon emerged from behind a cloud.
月亮從云后出現。
On, in just a day or two, I think.
哦，我想就這一、兩天吧。