lucre

英 [ˈluːkə(r)]

美 [ˈluːkər]

n.  (尤指来路不正的)钱财

GRE

BNC.37670 / COCA.36563

牛津词典

noun

• （尤指来路不正的）钱财
  money, especially when it has been obtained in a way that is dishonest or immoral
  1. the lure of filthy lucre
     不义之财的诱惑

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 阿堵物；孔方兄；金钱收益；（尤指）不义之财
  People sometimes refer to money or profit aslucre, especially when they think that it has been obtained by dishonest means.
  1. ...so they can feel less guilty about their piles of filthy lucre.
     这样他们就可以对那大把大把的黑心钱感到不那么内疚

英英释义

noun

• the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
  Synonym:net incomenetnet profitprofitprofitsearnings
• informal terms for money
  Synonym:boodlebreadcabbageclamsdinerodoughgeltkalelettucelollylootmoolahpelfscratchshekelssimoleonssugarwampum

双语例句

• He values things other than lucre, as everyone does pride in his creation, pleasure in dealmaking, the public spotlight.
  除了金钱，他还看重其他东西，就像所有人那样创建企业的自豪感、做成交易的快乐、公众的关注。
• And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.
  他儿子不行他的道，贪图财利，收受贿赂，屈枉正直。
• However, it will confront with many difficulties, and enterprises should be discreet to make a decision by following the principle of comparative cost lucre.
  然而，迁都牵一发而动全身，企业必须冷静对待迁都热潮、要遵循比较成本收益原则慎重作出决策。
• He got rich quickly by acquiring filthy lucre.
  他靠不义之财暴发了。
• Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;
  务要牧养在你们中间神的群羊，按着神旨意照管他们；不是出于勉强，乃是出于甘心；也不是因为贪财，乃是出于乐意；
• The Orcs believe that the thirst for possessing filthy lucre will do nothing but hamper them in fighting bravely.
  兽人们相信对不义之财的贪念只会妨碍他们勇敢地战斗。
• I'm going to write a book for the lucre of gain.
  我打算写本书赚点钱。
• A game model was established to analyze elementary the working hours of taxi drivers, and to argue that the reduction of working hours can maintain the lucre.
  通过建立博弈模型，对出租汽车司机的工作时间进行了分析，提出减少工作时间，保持收益的对策。
• Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;
  论执事的也是如此，必须端庄，不一口两舌，不好喝酒，不贪不义之财。
• Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;
  不因酒滋事，不打人，只要温和，不争竞，不贪财。