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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

贪婪 [tānlán]
  1. 1. adjective greedy

Examples

他那贪婪的眼光露出馋涎欲滴的神情。
There was a look of unrestrained greed in his covetous eyes. 馋涎欲滴
寥寥数笔,就把这高利贷者贪婪的嘴脸勾画出来了。
A few words successfully bring out the greediness of the usurer. 勾画
贪婪的目光
greedy eyes 贪婪
我们终于抓住了这个贪婪的家伙。 贪婪
贪婪是万恶之源。 万恶
贪婪的欲望使他变成了一个疯人。
His desires made him a madman. 疯人
贪婪成了他走上犯罪道路的孽根。
Greed is the root of evil that makes him commit crimes. 孽根
贪婪终于使他沦为了披枷戴锁的罪犯。
Greed eventually let to his becoming a criminal covered in chains. 披枷戴锁
金钱有时候是人的腐蚀剂,它可以让人变得贪婪 腐蚀剂
何其贪婪
How greedy! 何其

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