英検1級レベルの単語と例文 — avarice


avarice [ǽvəris] … (金銭に対する) 強欲、貪欲

Human avarice knows no limits.
Human avarice knows no bounds.
人の欲望には限りがない。

He is avarice itself.
He is a lump of avarice.
He is the incarnation of avarice.
彼は欲のかたまりだ。

He was driven by avarice to steal money from his company's safe.
He was motivated by avarice to steal money from his company's safe.
彼は欲に駆られて会社の金庫から金を盗んだ。

He turned to drug dealing out of avarice.
He got involved in drug dealing out of avarice.
彼は金銭欲から麻薬取引に手を染めた。

Avarice must have blinded his eyes when he accepted bribes.
He must have been blinded with avarice when he received bribes.
彼は賄賂を受け取ったとき、欲に目がくらんでいたに違いない。

He is just bursting with avarice.
彼はどうも欲の皮がつっぱっている。

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