covetousness

基本解釋

The covetousness goes beyond metals and oil.
貪婪不止于金屬和石油。
He looked astonished at the expression my face assumed during a brief second: it was not horror, it was covetousness.
他對(duì)我臉上一瞬間所流露的表情覺(jué)得驚愕：那表情不是恐怖，而是貪婪。
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And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
于是對(duì)眾人說(shuō)，你們要謹(jǐn)慎自守，免去一切的貪心。因?yàn)槿说纳?，不在乎家道豐富。

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For the economy to thrive, it must channel greed, reward responsibility and cease encouraging covetousness or idleness.
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He merely appealed to our carnal nature and demonized Romney by ratcheting up covetousness sown into the nature of man.
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