acquisitive UK [ə'kwɪz.ɪ.tɪv] US [-ə.tˌɪv] formal mainly disapproving adjective ■eager to own and collect things (对财物)渴望得到的,迫切求取的;贪婪的•We live in an acquisitive society which views success primarily in terms of material possessions.我们生活在一个贪求功利的社会中,它判断人成功与否首要是看他拥有多少物质财富。 |