acquisitive
柯林斯词典
1. ADJ If you describe a person or an organization as acquisitive, you do not approve of them because you think they are too concerned with getting new possessions. 貪得無厭的[usu ADJ n] [表不滿]
We live in an acquisitive society. 我們活在一個貪婪的社會裡。
返回 acquisitive
acquisitive /əˈkwɪzɪtɪv/
剑桥词典
acquisitive adjective (WANTING THINGS)
often disapprovingeager to own and collect things
(對財物)渴望得到的,迫切求取的;貪婪的
We live in an acquisitive society that views success primarily in terms of material possessions. 我們生活在一個貪求功利的社會中,判斷一個人成功與否首要是看他擁有多少物質財富。
acquisitive adjective (COMPANY)
businessused to describe a company that buys other companies
收購的
It has been one of the most acquisitive firms in recent times , buying over a dozen businesses in the last 18 months . 該公司是近年來收購行爲最爲頻繁的公司之一,在過去18個月內收購了十幾家公司。 返回 acquisitive