【突破英文词汇】有关wealth“财富”的词汇(1/2)
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（单词翻译）
People who suffer from avarice spend much less and save much more than they should.
那些贪心的人们，花的比他们应花的少，而省的比他们应省的多。
2. dowry /'daʊrɪ/ n. 嫁妆
With his wife's dowry, the young attorney was able to open a law office.
这个年轻的律师用他妻子的嫁妆开了一家律师事务所。
3. means /mi:nz/ n. 金钱；财富
To own an expensive home, a yacht and a
limousine2, you have to be a man of means.
要拥有一幢昂贵的房子、一艘游艇和一部豪华轿车，你就得很有钱。
Dickens contrasts the opulence of France's nobility with the
indigence4 of her peasants.
狄更斯将法兰西贵族的富裕与农民的贫穷做了对比。
5.
covet5 /'kʌvət/ vt. 垂涎；贪图（尤指属于他人的东西）
Peter
coveted6 his neighbor's farm but could not get her to sell it.
彼得对邻居的田垂涎三尺，却没办法让她卖掉这块田。
6. fleece /fli:s/ vt. （喻）骗取（某人）
If your brother paid $400 for that car, he was fleeced. The mechanic says it is worth $150.
如果你弟弟花了400美元买那部车，那他就被骗了。技工说那部车只值150美元。
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