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单词
sheer greed
释义
Example sentences
sheer greed
An investigator said: 'The
sheer
greed
shocked us'.
The Sun
(
2009
)
The motive for this killing was
sheer
greed
.
The Sun
(
2010
)
Now obviously such behaviour can partly be explained by
sheer
greed
.
Times, Sunday Times
(
2014
)
See
pure greed
Definition of 'sheer'
sheer
(
ʃ
ɪə
ʳ
)
Explore 'sheer' in the dictionary
adjective
[
ADJECTIVE
noun
]
You can use sheer to emphasize that a state or situation is complete and does not involve or is not mixed with anythingelse.
[
emphasis
]
COBUILD Collocations
sheer greed
pure greed
sheer greed
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to submerge o.s. in sth
to submit to sth
to subordinate sth to sth
to subscribe (to sth)
to substitute for
to substitute sth (for sth)
to subtract sth (from sth)
to succeed in doing sth
to succeed to the throne
to succumb (to)
to succumb to illness
to such an extent that ...
to suck (on/at sth)
to suck someone dry
to sue sb for damages
to suffer from shock/diarrhoea
to suggest that ...
to suit o.s.
to suit sth to sb/sth
to supply sb/sth with sth
to supply sth to sb
to support o.s.
to surf the internet
to surge forward
to surround o.s. with people/things
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