covetousness

基本解释

The covetousness goes beyond metals and oil.
贪婪不止于金属和石油。
He looked astonished at the expression my face assumed during a brief second: it was not horror, it was covetousness.
他对我脸上一瞬间所流露的表情觉得惊愕：那表情不是恐怖，而是贪婪。
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And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
于是对众人说，你们要谨慎自守，免去一切的贪心。因为人的生命，不在乎家道丰富。

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He merely appealed to our carnal nature and demonized Romney by ratcheting up covetousness sown into the nature of man.
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