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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