跳动的灯光照亮了那两张脸,我从没在人的脸上看到过那种贪婪的表情。
我简直不能想象一个人居然因贪心而如此盲目,就好似把毒药卖给一个残暴的人。
当感觉非常口渴,想买瓶饮料或者一个冰激凌,却一分钱没有时,他为自己的贪心而感到后悔。
一看到那颗象榛子般大的钻石,卡康脱女人立刻显露出贪婪的目光。
要在这么露骨的人类的贪婪性之上加以无辜的面纱当然是不值得的。
1·We endured half a decade of stupidity, cupidity and the slow strangulation of dreams.
我们经历了五年的愚昧,贪婪,还有对梦想的慢性压制。
2·At the sight of the diamond, her eyes sparkled with cupidity.
一看到那颗钻石,她眼中就露出贪婪的目光。
3·As the king's cupidity and nervousness increased in his last years, he found new ways to squeeze money from his subjects: to keep them, in Henry's own words, "in danger at his pleasure".
当国王的贪婪和紧张不安增强的最后几年里,他找到了新的方式从臣民那里榨取钱财:以亨利自己的话说,“按他之意而让他的臣民处于危险之中”。
4·His eyes gave him away, shining with cupidity.
他的眼里闪着贪婪的光芒,使他暴露无遗。
5·Capitalize on: the cheats capitalized on the cupidity of the customers.
这些骗子利用了消费者贪婪的心理。
1·He was very regretful for his cupidity when he felt very thirsty and wanted to buy a bottle of drink or an ice cream, but he had no money.
当感觉非常口渴,想买瓶饮料或者一个冰激凌,却一分钱没有时,他为自己的贪心而感到后悔。