1. What has happened is that people cannot confess fully to their dreams, as easily and openly as once they could, lest they be thought pushing, acquisitive and vulgar. 现在的情况是,人们不能像以前那样轻易、公开地完全承认自己的梦想,惟恐别人认为他们爱赶时髦、贪得无厌、庸俗不堪。
2. We live in an acquisitive society. 我们活在一个贪婪的社会里。
3. He is an acquisitive collector. 他是个贪得无厌的收藏家。
4. Although acquisitive, it avoided big deals before the crash. 即使也是贪得无厌,它在危机到来之前也避免了大手笔的交易。
5. It is an acquisitive company looking for ways to expand. 这是一家十分想要寻求扩张的公司。