单词	materialistically
释义	materialisticma‧te‧ri‧a‧lis‧tic /məˌtɪəriəˈlɪstɪk◂ $ -ˌtɪr-/ adjective Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES a materialistic person Christmas has become materialistic and commercial. Kids these days are very materialistic. They only seem to be interested in expensive toys and computer games. Western societies are becoming more materialistic as their wealth increases. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS But the problem is that we are not materialistic enough. Darwin challenged this approach with his revival of the materialistic alternative. I am not materialistic and I am not snobby, I hope. Marx's philosophy of history, however, is materialistic as well as dialectic. The conception about reacting mechanically to events is not a purely materialistic one, as it may seem at first sight. They were still thinking of the kingdom in materialistic terms. This reversed the materialistic concept that conditions determine psychology. We are of the deeply held belief that many human beings have come to behave as materialistic tyrants. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatormoney, possessions, power etc► greedy someone who is greedy wants more money, possessions, power etc than they need, or wants more than their share: · He was an ambitious man, selfish and greedy.· the ridiculously high fees charged by greedy lawyersbecome/get greedy: · Some landlords have become greedy and are demanding higher rents than people can afford.greedy for: · There were ten of us children in the family, and we were all greedy for attention. ► grasping very greedy so that you are not at all generous and treat other people very badly: · He seems like a good guy to me, not at all the usual grasping political type. ► materialistic believing that having a lot of money and possessions is the most important thing in life: · Kids these days are very materialistic. They only seem to be interested in expensive toys and computer games.· Western societies are becoming more materialistic as their wealth increases. ► greed a strong desire for more money, possessions, power etc than you need, or for more than your share: · It's a story of lust, hatred and greed.· Greed got him his fancy cars and high-powered boats. And greed caused his downfall.greed for: · The greed for power of local politicians is simply amazing.pure greed: · No one needs to earn salaries as big as that. It's pure greed, that's all it is. Word family WORD FAMILYnounmaterialmaterialismmaterialistmaterialsmaterializationadjectivematerialimmaterialmaterialisticmaterialistadverbmaterialisticallymateriallyverbmaterialize concerned only with money and possessions rather than things of the mind such as art, religion, or moral beliefs – used to show disapproval:  He’s so materialistic. the materialistic values of American society—materialistically /-kli/ adverb
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