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【突破英文词汇】有关wealth“财富”的词汇(1/2)

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1. avarice1 /ˈævərɪs/ n. 贪婪；贪心
People who suffer from avarice spend much less and save much more than they should.
那些贪心的人们，花的比他们应花的少，而省的比他们应省的多。
2. dowry /'daʊrɪ/ n. 嫁妆
With his wife's dowry, the young attorney was able to open a law office.
这个年轻的律师用他妻子的嫁妆开了一家律师事务所。
3. means /mi:nz/ n. 金钱；财富
To own an expensive home, a yacht and a limousine2, you have to be a man of means.
要拥有一幢昂贵的房子、一艘游艇和一部豪华轿车，你就得很有钱。
4. opulence3 /'ɒpjələns/ n. 富裕；丰富
Dickens contrasts the opulence of France's nobility with the indigence4 of her peasants.
狄更斯将法兰西贵族的富裕与农民的贫穷做了对比。
5. covet5 /'kʌvət/ vt. 垂涎；贪图（尤指属于他人的东西）
Peter coveted6 his neighbor's farm but could not get her to sell it. 
彼得对邻居的田垂涎三尺，却没办法让她卖掉这块田。
6. fleece /fli:s/ vt. （喻）骗取（某人）
If your brother paid $400 for that car, he was fleeced. The mechanic says it is worth $150.
如果你弟弟花了400美元买那部车，那他就被骗了。技工说那部车只值150美元。

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1 avarice KeHyX     
n.贪婪；贪心
参考例句：
  • Avarice is the bane to happiness.贪婪是损毁幸福的祸根。
  • Their avarice knows no bounds and you can never satisfy them.他们贪得无厌，你永远无法满足他们。
2 limousine B3NyJ     
n.豪华轿车
参考例句：
  • A chauffeur opened the door of the limousine for the grand lady.司机为这个高贵的女士打开了豪华轿车的车门。
  • We arrived in fine style in a hired limousine.我们很气派地乘坐出租的豪华汽车到达那里。
3 opulence N0TyJ     
n.财富，富裕
参考例句：
  • His eyes had never beheld such opulence.他从未见过这样的财富。
  • He owes his opulence to work hard.他的财富乃辛勤工作得来。
4 indigence i8WxP     
n.贫穷
参考例句：
  • His present indigence is a sufficient punishment for former folly.他现在所受的困苦足够惩罚他从前的胡作非为了。
  • North korea's indigence is almost as scary as its belligerence.朝鲜的贫乏几乎和其好战一样可怕。
5 covet 8oLz0     
vt.垂涎；贪图(尤指属于他人的东西)
参考例句：
  • We do not covet anything from any nation.我们不觊觎任何国家的任何东西。
  • Many large companies covet these low-cost acquisition of troubled small companies.许多大公司都觊觎低价收购这些陷入困境的小公司。
6 coveted 3debb66491eb049112465dc3389cfdca     
adj.令人垂涎的；垂涎的，梦寐以求的v.贪求，觊觎(covet的过去分词)；垂涎；贪图
参考例句：
  • He had long coveted the chance to work with a famous musician. 他一直渴望有机会与著名音乐家一起工作。
  • Ther other boys coveted his new bat. 其他的男孩都想得到他的新球棒。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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