rapacity

美 [rəˈpæsəti]英 [rəˈpæsəti]
  • n.贪婪;贪得无厌
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rapacity

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    N-UNCOUNT 贪婪;贪得无厌
    Rapacity is very greedy or selfish behaviour.

    He argued that the overcrowded cities were the product of a system based on 'selfishness' and 'rapacity'.

    他认为,过于拥挤的城市是一个建立在“自私”和“贪婪”基础上的体系的产物。

noun

1
reprehensible acquisitiveness;insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)
Synonym: avarice greed covetousness avaritia
2
extreme gluttony
Synonym: edacity esurience rapaciousness voracity voraciousness

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  1. He argued that the overcrowded cities were the product of a system based on ' selfishness ' and ' rapacity ' .

    他认为,过于拥挤的城市是一个建立在“自私”和“贪婪”基础上的体系的产物。

  2. Here was neither guile nor rapacity .

    在她身上没有狡诈和贪婪

  3. During the whole process of construction , the operational safty and rapacity of track must be guaranteed .

    改建施工期内不影响正线运营安全,也不降低通过能力

  4. The recent recalls are partly due to slipshod oversight and isolated acts of rapacity , both of which can , with difficulty , be rooted out .

    近来的召回事件在一定程度上是因为疏忽和个别贪婪行为所致虽然有难度,但这两种情况都可以根除。

  5. Further more , it is one of the regions that the minority inhabits . For few decades ' rapacity usage , the series terrible environment disasters such as soil and water erosion , frequent natural misfortune and biodiversity decline have come into being .

    近几十年来的掠夺性开发为该区域带来水土流失严重,自然灾害频繁,生物多样性锐减等一系列环境问题。