单词 | gold-thirsty |
释义 | > as lemmasgold-thirsty gold-thirsty adj. that desires gold intensely; greedy, avaricious. ΚΠ 1555 W. Turner New Bk. Spirituall Physik f. 60v But howe ponysheth God, these golde thyrsty phesicians? 1640 E. Buckler Buckler against Fear of Death vi. sig. C3 Gold-thirsty misers swallow any crime That brings gain with it. 1849 Daily National Intelligencer (Washington) 12 Nov. Never was there such a gold thirsty race of men brought together. 2014 Belfast Tel. (Nexis) 9 Sept. 13 All this digging around the countryside here by gold-thirsty folk could spell trouble for the environment. < as lemmas |
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