acquisitive

adj

1. eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas

e.g. an acquisitive mind
an acquisitive society in which the craving for material things seems never satisfied

1. 渴望得到的;迫切求取的;贪婪的
If you describe a person or an organization as acquisitive, you do not approve of them because you think they are too concerned with getting new possessions.

acquisitive是什么意思

e.g. We live in an acquisitive society...
我们生活在一个物欲横流的社会。
e.g. The most acquisitive firms tend to be engineering groups.
最贪得无厌的公司往往是工程队。

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1. 贪婪的：根据第二段第三句,事实是:人们不坦陈自己的梦想(即指野心)--不像从前一样容易公开承认梦想,以防被人看做是爱出风头的、贪婪的(acquisitive)和庸俗的人.

2. 想获得的：acquisition 获得 | acquisitive 想获得的 | acquisitively 贪得无厌地

3. 贪婪的,渴望获得的：acquaintance 熟悉;熟人 | acquisitive 贪婪的,渴望获得的 | activate 激活,使活动