贪念 meaning in English

covetous thoughts

That means that we do not have the luxury of quitting
就是说我们不能贪念放弃
Also , there are many things that you think you re not greedy about
还有，你们并不认为自己对很多东西有贪念。
The speculators ' greed for profit has left several small investors penniless
投机商对利润的贪念使的几个小投资者身无分文。
Likewise , ever since i began to work in a bookstore , my obsession with books has been very much on the decline
自我入书店以后，对于书的贪念也已消除了不少了。
The atayal learned from there natural evironment everything they needed to know in order to flourish for generations
但是，人类的贪念辜负了大自然的赐与，现在都要用劳力才能换取温饱。

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