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单词 filthy lucre
释义

filthy lucre

noun
Money, especially when gained in a dishonest or dishonorable way.So what about those things we didn't cover - like money, the filthy lucre!...
  • That's an awful lot of money and while filthy lucre alone doesn't make a golf tournament, it doesn't do any harm!
  • And there's no sign anywhere of a lull in the crime wave, as British producers, smelling filthy lucre, are courting and flattering ex-cons by the dozen.

Origin

Early 16th century: with biblical allusion to Tit. 1:11.

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