| 单词 | materialistic |
| 释义 | materialistic (mətɪəriəlɪstɪk ) adjective If you describe a person or society as materialistic, you are critical of them because they attach too much importance to money and material possessions. [disapproval] During the 1980s, Britain became a very materialistic society. Synonyms: consumerist, worldly, grasping, greedy Collocations: materialistic society Discovering something makes them immensely happy - and not simply because it takes them out of an increasingly materialistic society. Times, Sunday Times Religion to art to accommodation: it's tempting to read that as a reflection of our cramped and materialistic society. Times, Sunday Times However, we live in a materialistic society that deems constant generosity from the godparent as a de facto requirement. Times, Sunday Times She believes that artists are the humanistic conscience of a materialistic society. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 At odds with a squalid setting and a cynical, materialistic view of the world, themes of hope and renewal emerged. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Materialistic views were at the time rampant and fashionable, and faith in immortality was at a low ebb. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But almost every work of the other schools states, for refutation, the materialistic views. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I asked him what was the point, in this hard materialistic world? Times, Sunday Times He paints a picture of a materialistic world, filled with pleasure, and implies dissatisfaction with it. Times, Sunday Times It will lead the revolution to success in this materialistic world. Times, Sunday Times When he played violin, he used to play it wholeheartedly, with full absorption, leaving behind the outer materialistic world. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 To achieve their goal of defeating a materialistic world view, advocates of intelligent design take a two-pronged approach. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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