grabby

英 ['græbɪ] 美 ['græbɪ]

• adj. 贪婪的

英英释义

Adjective:

1. immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth;

   "they are avaricious and will do anything for money"
   "casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields"
   "a grasping old miser"
   "grasping commercialism"
   "greedy for money and power"
   "grew richer and greedier"
   "prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees"
   

经典引文

• Nice when they don't steal my copra. Some people are pretty grabby.

  出自： J. H. Vance

• A grabby front page headline.

  出自：Oxford Mail

近反义词

【近义词】

• greedy 贪婪的
• acquisitive 想获得的
• grasping 贪心的
• prehensile (动物的尾足等)适于抓握...
• avaricious 贪财的
• covetous 贪婪的