rapacity
noun [ U ] formal uk/rəˈpæs.ə.ti/ us/rəˈpæs.ə.t̬i/
巧取豪夺，贪婪，掠夺
the quality of having or showing a strong wish to take things for yourself, usually using unfair methods or force
the rapacity of big corporations 大公司的贪婪掠夺
Our rapacity is destroying species at a rate not seen in 65 million years. 我们的贪婪正在以6500万年来最快的速度摧毁其他物种。
See: rapacious
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- He carried out his job with the careful rapacity of a born moneylender.
- She talked angrily about the rapacity with which we have ransacked the earth's resources.
- He fought against the rapacity of merchants.