单词 | rapaciousness |
释义 | rapaciousness (once / 132802 pages) n WORD FAMILY rapacious: rapaciously, rapaciousness+/rapacity: rapacious, rapacities USAGE EXAMPLESFor years he had raised the alarm over China’s direction, denouncing the Manchus and the rapaciousness of external powers. Economist(Nov 03, 2016) But the Clintons’ rapaciousness raises broader questions about what we should expect from our former presidents and about what has become former presidential business-as-usual. Washington Post(Sep 07, 2016) So are entrepreneurs whose rapaciousness sickened babies with melamine-laced milk and expired vaccines. Time(Jun 30, 2016) 1n an excessive desire for wealth (usually in large amounts) Syn|Hyper greediness, voraciousness selfishness stinginess resulting from a concern for your own welfare and a disregard of others 2n extreme gluttony Syn|Hyper edacity, esurience, rapacity, voraciousness, voracity gluttony habitual eating to excess |
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