Lucre

[ 'lukɚ ]

出国 Abroad

n. <贬>金钱收益，利润;

GRE 核心

📝 例句

filthy lucre

金钱

He got rich quickly by acquiring filthy lucre.

他靠不义之财暴发了。

stolen money; illicit money; filthy lucre

赃款

I don't want to lose my health for the sake of filthy lucre.

我不想为了几个臭钱而损伤身体。

He was blinded by the lust of lucre .

利欲使他不辨是非。

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✅ 同义词

interest profit gain

📖 牛津释义

lucre n[U] 1 (derog 贬) profit or money-making, as a motive for doing sth 利益; 利润; 赚钱 the lure of lucre 利益的诱惑. 2 (idm 习语) filthy lucre => filthy (filth).

🔁 扩展释义

*['lu:kә]n. 收益, 钱财

📖 同为「GRE」词汇

livestock n. 家畜，牲畜;

invalidate vt. 使无效;使作废;证明…错误;使站不住脚;

lurk vi. 潜伏，埋伏;潜藏，潜在;偷偷地行动; n. 潜在，潜伏;<俚>欺骗，欺诈;

detract vi. 贬低;减损; vt. 转移（注意等）;

gastronomy n. 美食学，烹调法;

betoken vt. 预示，表示;

trickle v. 滴;细细地流;使淌下;慢慢地移动; n. 滴;涓流;细流;稀稀疏疏缓慢来往的东西;

withhold vt. 扣留;拒绝给予;抑制（某事物）;制止，阻挡; vi. 忍住，克制;

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🗣️ 情景例句

He's had so many colds and sore throats recently.

他最近常常感冒喉咙痛。

God's mill grinds slow but sure.

天网恢恢，疏而不漏。

when H.M.S. Porcupine was put at the disposal of the Royal Society for several cruises,

皇家学会用英国"豪猪号舰艇进行了几次巡航后，

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