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grasping是什么意思

2024-01-12 11:33:17
grasping
美[ɡræspɪŋ]  英[ɡrɑːspɪŋ]
adj.  贪心的;贪婪的
sp.  动词grasp的现在分词形式.
  副词:graspingly  名词:graspingness
  近义词:greedy,acquisitive,commercial,ravenous,avaricious,covetous,selfish,miserly,seizing,prehension,grabby,prehensile,

详细释义

adj.(形容词)
  1. <贬>贪心的,贪婪的,贪得无厌的
  2. 抓的,握的,紧紧抓住的
  3. 一味攫取的
  4. 想抓住的,把握住的
  5. 渴望得到的
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  1. 动词grasp的现在分词形式

英英释义

Noun
  1. understanding with difficulty;

    "the lecture was beyond his most strenuous graspings"

  2. the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles)
Adjective
  1. immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth;

    "they are avaricious and will do anything for money" "casting covetous eyes on his neighbors fields" "a grasping old miser" "grasping commercialism" "greedy for money and power" "grew richer and greedier" "prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees"

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. Dont let those grasping taxi-drivers charge you too much.不要让那些贪婪的出租汽车司机向你漫天要价。
  2. It makes a woman grasping to see her children want for things.一个女人看到她的孩子们缺这少那,就会变得贪婪。