rapacious
美音:[rə´pæʃıs
]
英音:[rə´pæʃıs
]
adj.掠夺的,贪婪的
难易程度:
rapacious为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
名词:rapacity 副词:rapaciously
词根
rap,rav＝to snatch（攫夺）
近义词, 同义词
rapacious
/rə'peɪʃəs; rə`peʃəs/
adj (fml 文)
1 greedy, esp for money; grasping 贪婪的; （尤指）贪财的
*fall into the clutches of a rapacious landlord 落入一个贪婪的地主手中
* rapacious business methods 唯利是图的生意经.
2 plundering and robbing others 抢劫的; 掠夺的
*rapacious marauders, invaders, etc 肆意掠夺的强盗、侵略者等.
adj (fml 文)
1 greedy, esp for money; grasping 贪婪的; （尤指）贪财的
*fall into the clutches of a rapacious landlord 落入一个贪婪的地主手中
* rapacious business methods 唯利是图的生意经.
2 plundering and robbing others 抢劫的; 掠夺的
*rapacious marauders, invaders, etc 肆意掠夺的强盗、侵略者等.
rapacious
adj formal
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin;Origin: rapax, from rapere; RAPE1]
always wanting more money, goods etc than you need or have a right to
= greedy
rapacious landlords
>rapaciouslyadv
>rapacity [rə'pæsɪti/
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin;Origin: rapax, from rapere; RAPE1]
always wanting more money, goods etc than you need or have a right to
= greedy
rapacious landlords
>rapaciouslyadv
>rapacity [rə'pæsɪti/
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