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grasping

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++grasp·ing /ˈɡrɑːspɪŋ $ ˈɡræs-/ adjective  GREEDYtoo eager to get money and unwilling to give any of it away or spend it 贪财而吝啬的,贪婪的 Hanson was a hard, grasping man. 汉森是个苛刻贪婪的人。
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graspingHe seems like a good guy to me, not at all the usual grasping political type.She had tried to be hard and grasping, tried to deal with this in a sophisticated, detached manner.
grasp·ing adjectiveChineseSyllable
of Corpus to any money eager get and give unwilling to too


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grasping
grasping /ˈɡrɑːspɪŋ $ ˈɡræs-/ adjective
too eager to get money and unwilling to give any of it away or spend it:
    Hanson was a hard grasping man.


grasp·ingBrE /ˈɡrɑːspɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɡræspɪŋ/ 🔊 adjective (disapproving) always trying to get money, possessions, power, etc. for yourself 一味攫取的;贪婪的;贪心的 SYN greedy a grasping landlord贪婪的地主