Lucre
[ 'lukɚ ]
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n. <贬>金钱收益，利润;
📝 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。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※谐音“赂客”:用金钱贿赂客人
※lucre-金钱,lure-诱惑:钱对很多人来讲自然非常诱惑力
✅ 同义词
📖 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
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A great-grandchild. A great-grandson.
一个曾孙。 一个曾孙。
Pick up the receiver and deposit a coin in the slot.
拿起听筒和放一个硬币到投币口。
In that case, we'd like cash on receipt of invoice.
这样的话，您在收到帐单时请付现。