money-hungry
UK/'mʌnɪ,ˈhʌŋgri/US
释义
adj.
Excessively eager to acquire money, often selfishly.
贪财的；一心想着捞钱的。
词根拆分
原生英语moneyroot
+
hungryroot
=money-hungry
money + hungry，「对钱饥渴」，用饥饿比喻渴求。带贬义。
常用搭配
- 1.money-hungry executives贪财的高管
- 2.money-hungry corporations唯利是图的公司
例句
- 1.
The press painted the executives as money-hungry opportunists.
媒体把这些高管描绘成贪财的机会主义者。
- 2.
She left the firm, tired of its money-hungry culture.
她离开了那家公司，受够了其唯利是图的文化。