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

Example Sentences

nothing livens things up like a whole team of rapacious basketball players descending upon the pizza parlor rapacious mammals, such as coyotes, foxes, and bobcats

Recent Examples on the Web Shapiro excuses Clinton’s role in making budget balance the new Democratic credo, and in letting rapacious finance have its way with the economy, by pointing to the prosperity of the 1990s and crediting Clinton.

Robert Kuttner, The New York Review of Books, 21 July 2022 Rising from the yoke of a military dictatorship that had promoted rapacious development of the Amazon, the country vowed a radical new approach to the environment.

Terrence Mccoy, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2022 Appropriated to suit the tastes of a conquering power, the juttis embody the rapacious nature of European colonialism during the Enlightenment, argues a small but evocative exhibition at the Bata Shoe Museum (BSM) in Toronto, Canada.

Brigit Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Aug. 2022 En route, the book offers us a gripping overview of humankind’s seemingly unstoppable evolution from primitive but harmless nomad to the rapacious bureaucrat in charge of civic planning in your neighborhood today.

Elizabeth Lowry, WSJ, 5 Aug. 2022 Calling out activist investors, seen by many as the most rapacious of capitalists and not a bunch of ESG sissies, nicely illustrates just how complicated this topological space is.

Robert G. Eccles, Forbes, 3 June 2022 And nonprofits can behave just as poorly as any rapacious robber baron.

Darius Tahir, Fortune, 18 May 2022 But few think those goals can be reached without curbing rapacious cattle ranching.

Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2022 Unprincipled and rapacious people at the top won’t act differently because of a theoretical system.

Erik Sherman, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Latin rapāc-, rapāx "given to seizing or catching things (as prey), carrying away, excessively grasping" (from rapere "to seize and carry off" + -āc-, -āx, deverbal suffix denoting habitual or successful performance) + -ious — more at rapid entry 1, audacious

First Known Use

1651, in the meaning defined at sense 1

单词	rapaciousness
释义	rapacious adjective ra·pa·cious rə-ˈpā-shəs 1 : excessively grasping or covetous 2 : living on prey 3 : ravenous a rapacious appetite rapaciously adverb rapaciousness noun Synonyms edacious esurient gluttonous greedy hoggish piggish ravenous swinish voracious See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences nothing livens things up like a whole team of rapacious basketball players descending upon the pizza parlor rapacious mammals, such as coyotes, foxes, and bobcats Recent Examples on the Web Shapiro excuses Clinton’s role in making budget balance the new Democratic credo, and in letting rapacious finance have its way with the economy, by pointing to the prosperity of the 1990s and crediting Clinton. Robert Kuttner, The New York Review of Books, 21 July 2022 Rising from the yoke of a military dictatorship that had promoted rapacious development of the Amazon, the country vowed a radical new approach to the environment. Terrence Mccoy, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2022 Appropriated to suit the tastes of a conquering power, the juttis embody the rapacious nature of European colonialism during the Enlightenment, argues a small but evocative exhibition at the Bata Shoe Museum (BSM) in Toronto, Canada. Brigit Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Aug. 2022 En route, the book offers us a gripping overview of humankind’s seemingly unstoppable evolution from primitive but harmless nomad to the rapacious bureaucrat in charge of civic planning in your neighborhood today. Elizabeth Lowry, WSJ, 5 Aug. 2022 Calling out activist investors, seen by many as the most rapacious of capitalists and not a bunch of ESG sissies, nicely illustrates just how complicated this topological space is. Robert G. Eccles, Forbes, 3 June 2022 And nonprofits can behave just as poorly as any rapacious robber baron. Darius Tahir, Fortune, 18 May 2022 But few think those goals can be reached without curbing rapacious cattle ranching. Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2022 Unprincipled and rapacious people at the top won’t act differently because of a theoretical system. Erik Sherman, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2021 See More Word History Etymology Latin rapāc-, rapāx "given to seizing or catching things (as prey), carrying away, excessively grasping" (from rapere "to seize and carry off" + -āc-, -āx, deverbal suffix denoting habitual or successful performance) + -ious — more at rapid entry 1, audacious First Known Use 1651, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition rapacious adjective ra·pa·cious rə-ˈpā-shəs 1 : very greedy 2 : predatory rapaciousness noun as in greed an intense selfish desire for wealth or possessions the land developer's rapaciousness knew no bounds, and if what she wanted wasn't for sale, she would force the owner into selling it Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance greed rapacity avariciousness avarice greediness acquisitiveness cupidity desire covetousness thirst avidity hunger appetite materialism avidness commercialism possessiveness mercenariness gluttony graspingness lust craving selfishness voracity longing egoism egotism passion ravenousness yearning pining yen drive hankering piggishness self-centeredness self-interest gluttonousness itch self-regard Antonyms & Near Antonyms gratification satisfaction contentment generosity magnanimity fulfilment fulfillment liberality largess largesse altruism unselfishness bounty selflessness charity bountifulness generousness openheartedness bounteousness openhandedness See More
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