venal

英 [ˈviːnl]

美 [ˈviːnl]

adj.  贪赃枉法的; 见利忘义的

GRE经济

BNC.36451 / COCA.27972

牛津词典

adj.

• 贪赃枉法的；见利忘义的
  prepared to do dishonest or immoral things in return for money
  1. venal journalists
     唯利是图的记者

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 贪财的;腐败的;贪赃枉法的;唯利是图的
  If you describe someone asvenal, you disapprove of them because they are prepared to do almost anything in return for money, even things which are dishonest or immoral.
  1. Ian Trimmer is corrupt and thoroughly venal.
     伊恩·特里默贪污受贿，是个彻头彻尾的贪官。
  2. ...venal politicians.
     贪赃枉法的政客

英英释义

adj

• capable of being corrupted
  1. corruptible judges
  2. dishonest politicians
  3. a purchasable senator
  4. a venal police officer
  Synonym:corruptiblebribabledishonestpurchasable

双语例句

• Those looking for a higher moral purpose in this catalog of wonders may note how often these lives have been cut short by venal, inadequate, or positively clueless medical care.
  那些寻求更高的道德目的可以说明这个目录奇观多久这些生命已经缩短巧取豪夺，不足，积极不明或医疗。
• On balance, even the most venal political neophyte may decide it is easier to make money by getting a proper job.
  总的来说，对于初入政界的人来说，即使是最唯利是图的人也可能做出这样的判断：从事一个适当的职业更容易赚钱。
• As that monstrosity of venal lust is no longer possible, it is no longer needed.
  以金钱去购买淫欲的丑事既然不可能再存在下去，那么也就不再有需要了。
• Ian Trimmer is corrupt and thoroughly venal.
  伊恩·特里默贪污受贿，是个彻头彻尾的贪官。
• I never intimidate ordinary folks. I only intimidate those venal officials.
  我从来不吓唬老百姓，只吓唬那些贪官污吏。
• In his film, the heroes assassinate a venal and mendacious cabinet minister, so perhaps the age of fantastical wish-fulfillment is not dead after all.
  在他的电影中，男主人公暗杀了一名腐败且满嘴谎言的内阁大臣，如此看来，梦想成真的空想时代还尚未彻底消亡。
• I never intimidate ordinary folks. I only intimidate those venal officials. I thought the veiled threat of war was bluff.
  我认为那含蓄的战争恫吓是吓唬人的。
• A more obviously venal motive is that green investing is good for the image& unusually, the World Bank publishes the names of investors in its green offerings.
  还有个更现实的动机就是，绿色投资有助于提升形象&世行一改清高做派，会在发行绿色债券的时候公布投资人的名单。
• Objective To evaluate the clinical diagnosis value of color Doppler ultrasound by retrospectively analyzing its findings of left renal venal entrapment syndrome.
  目的通过回顾分析23例左肾静脉压迫征，探讨彩超对其诊断价值。
• Like the rest of us, they are ignorant, partial, venal and vain.
  与我们这些凡人一样，他们无知、片面、见利忘义，还爱慕虚荣。