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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You can bet your life they'll oppose it.
我敢断定他们会表示反对。
I'm sorry. Has it been bothering you?
对不起，打扰你了？
In the beginning they used to carve Chinese characters on stones to record important dates in history.
开始时，他们常把汉字刻在石头上，记载历史上重要的日期。