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money-grubbing

贪财,敛财,贪财的,贪钱的人

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adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : informal seeking greedily to obtain money at every opportunity

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Examples

  • And Epstein continues to steer money toward universities to advance scientific research.

  • Speech, in this case, is our ability to spend money on a goofy entertainment.

  • I suspect [Teresa] will get money sent in to her, so she can shop at the commissary.

  • If nobody on the outside will send Teresa money, should she learn a prison hustle?

  • She vowed to repay the money—no official word, however, on whether she ever did that.

  • If Mac had been alone he would have made the post by sundown, for the Mounted Police rode picked horses, the best money could buy.

  • All the Italian merchants in the realm of France, called money lenders, seized by order of Philip the fair, for their ransoms.

  • The purchasers found that this claim was not well founded, and sought to recover their money.

  • He was positive he had seen some one enter the room, go to the chair, and take the money from his pockets.

  • Then both the partners laughed together—pleasantly and cheerfully, as men who are going to receive money, often do.