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Meaning of 熏心

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熏 xūn 心 xīn (Trad.: 薰心)
(of greed, lust etc) to dominate one's thoughts
Example Sentences
1
由于暗示可以得到一笔现款
,
斯蒂芬利益熏心足以欣然接受这个建议
。
As this hint came recommended by a certain sum of arrears presently payable , Stephen had carnal wisdom enough to embrace the proposal.
2
石油公司们利益熏心
,
想方设法要榨干几年前还无人问津的大洋最深处所剩无几的原油
。
Oil companies are seeking to extract the planet's last remaining barrels by drilling from ever-deeper sites on the ocean floor that wouldn't even have been considered not too many years ago.
3
一位不愿公开姓名的南京某超市经理通过电话透露
,
他认为此次食盐抢购并非真是恐慌引起的
,
而是部分利益熏心者一手操控的
。
The manager of a supermarket in Nanjing, who didn' t want to give his full name, said by telephone that he believed the salt splurge was driven by greedy forces, rather than real panic.