acquisitive
acquisitive 英 [əˈkwɪzətɪv] 美 [əˈkwɪzɪtɪv]
adj. 贪得的；想获得的；可学到的；有获得可能性的
- It may seem like your acquisitive cousin never talks about anything but shopping. Someone who's acquisitive is preoccupied with possessing material things.
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- adj. 贪得的；想获得的；可学到的；有获得可能性的
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1. His jealous competitors often accuse him of being too acquisitive and of taking away their business.
那些嫉妒的对手常常指责他贪得无厌的抢走他们的生意。
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2. If the Pru’s gamble is correct, it will be an Asia-dominated world, but one based on the acquisitive aspirations of these new middle classes.
如果信诚的冒险是成功的，它将是一个亚洲占主导的世界，正是新中间阶层贪得无厌的一个愿望。
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3. It's not as though they were out of place. Their counterparties on the other side of the table are known for their acquisitive tendencies.
并非说他们这样做是不恰当的。众所周知，圆桌另一边的中国代表们对此总抱有贪婪的欲望。
- acquisitive (adj.) 1630s, "owned through acquisition" (now obsolete, this sense going with acquired), from Latin acquisit-, past participle stem of acquirere "accumulate, gain" (see acquire) + -ive. Meaning "given to acquisition, avaricious" is from 1826 (implied in acquisitiveness). Related: Acquisitively (1590s).
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