rapacious
rapacious 英 [rəˈpeɪʃəs] 美 [rəˈpeʃəs]
adj. 贪婪的；掠夺的
- Something rapacious is out to devour — anything, and little can stand in its way. A rapacious landlord is out for more rent, and a rapacious eater is only satisfied at the all-you-can-eat buffet.
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- adj. 贪婪的；掠夺的
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1. The lovers attract the attentions of a rapacious gang, who descend on them, searching for non-existent booty.
这对爱人引起了贪婪的刚的注意，为了寻找并不存在的宝藏他袭击了他们。
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2. Maybe not surprisingly, the language of anti- elitism has often been a useful tool of the most rapacious and merciless among the elite.
也有可能不会让人感到惊讶，反精英的语言经常是对付那些精英中非常贪婪无情的人们的有力工具。
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3. Those tourists, too, had less fun than they let on: they grumbled about the food, their rapacious guides and the discomforts of travel.
那些旅游客，同样，对这些东西知之甚少，并总是不断地抱怨食物难吃，导游贪婪，以及旅行的各种不舒适。
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