rapaciously

1 It is hardly rapaciously rightwing to suggest this money could be better spent on those in real fuel poverty.

2 That he was a man of loose morals is evident; and it cannot be denied that he rapaciously plundered his province, like other Roman governors of the day.

3 He reported the happy issue of his mission, and added that peace might readily be had by making the Indians a few presents, for which they are always rapaciously eager.

4 An album that was stunningly accomplished and also rapaciously, almost gynecologically carnal — the latter is surely what people mostly remember about it now.

5 Partly to keep death at bay, and partly because he is, as he describes himself, “rapaciously interested,” Montgomery keeps outlandishly busy.

6 It seemed that no boat could live in such a sea; and the fishermen could only gaze mournfully on the heartrending scene, as the waves sprang up and rapaciously claimed their prey.

7 In some cases, it is the only protection against rapaciously dishonest government prosecutors and dirty cops.

8 In mad soul-suicide     The world's vain spoils rapaciously to seize, To pamper the base appetite of pride,     And live a lord in luxury and ease?

9 "Today he is doing the right thing," Schumer said, accusing China of "rapaciously" taking advantage of the United States.

10 In this rapacious subculture, mobsters went into subdivisions and snapped up a half dozen homes at a time.

11 But under Xi’s rule, it has mutated into its most sinister form, allowing capitalism to grow rapaciously while reaffirming Leninist control.

12 She was seated with nine other girls at a rectangular lunchroom table, all rapaciously searching fashion magazines — Vogue, InStyle, Elle, Lucky — for images to represent the line of evening wear they were dreaming up.

13 It was also adjacent to empty land – valuable land that developers were rapaciously turning into homes for a surging postwar population.

14 Although the Sham�n took the offerings his little black eyes glittered none the less rapaciously, as they flew swiftly round the room, falling at last with a vicious snap and gleam upon the Boy.

15 He was not trying on smiles, though he often smiled rapaciously.

16 This prodigal country of theirs had been exploited,—shamefully, rapaciously, swinishly,—and now that the first signs of exhaustion were showing themselves, the people's eyes were opening to the story of greed.

17 On the other hand it is quite wonderful to see a piece in The Guardian arguing that computer games, as rapaciously capitalist sector of the economy as any, could be used to overthrow capitalism itself.

18 Also, while Dickson started rapaciously on a second breakfast, she allowed him to pour her out a cup of coffee.

19 nothing livens things up like a whole team of rapacious basketball players descending upon the pizza parlor

20 Beijing has not let up in its efforts to make internet companies behave less rapaciously.

1 贪婪

greedy voracious gutsy grasping rapacious acquisitive avaricious greedily voraciously ravenously greed avarice

2 掠食

raptatorial ravenously predation ravin rapaciousness

3 抢夺

holdup plunderage grab snatch ravin rapaciousness jayhawking glaum loot rob shear hijack Nip rend glom accroach

4 贪得无厌

rapacious gluttonous acquisitiveness rapaciousness

5 掠食地

ravenously

6 贪婪地

greedily voraciously ravenously