贪欲 meaning in English
belly
greedinessrapacity
heit een
lust
pot of avarice
rapacity
Examples
- And the mainspring of it all was－the greed and selfishness of one man .
而这一切的主要原因就是那么一个人的贪欲和自私自利之心。 - From its first day to this, sheer greed was the driving spirit of civilization .
卑劣的贪欲是文明时代从它存在的第一日起直至今日的动力。 - Such a longing is contrary to reason, and it may rightly be called desire or lust .
这种期待是违反理性的，可以正确地称呼它为欲望或贪欲。 - The wretched man is a prisoner of his own greed
这个可恶的人被他自己的贪欲所囿。 - Idleness and luxury bring forth poverty and want
懒惰和奢侈导致穷困和贪欲。