英语词汇“acquisitive”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典-新都网

acquisitive

(əkwɪzɪtɪv )

adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]

If you describe a person or an organization as acquisitive, you do not approve of them because you think they are too concerned with getting new possessions. [disapproval]

We live in an acquisitive society.

The most acquisitive firms tend to be engineering groups.

Synonyms: greedy, grabbing, grasping, hungry

acquisitiveness uncountable noun

His villa is filled with evidence of his acquisitiveness.

Synonyms: greed, selfishness, avarice, rapacity

单词	acquisitive
释义	acquisitive (əkwɪzɪtɪv ) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] If you describe a person or an organization as acquisitive, you do not approve of them because you think they are too concerned with getting new possessions. [disapproval] We live in an acquisitive society. The most acquisitive firms tend to be engineering groups. Synonyms: greedy, grabbing, grasping, hungry acquisitiveness uncountable noun His villa is filled with evidence of his acquisitiveness. Synonyms: greed, selfishness, avarice, rapacity
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