1·We endured half a decade of stupidity, cupidity and the slow strangulation of dreams.
我们经历了五年的愚昧，贪婪，还有对梦想的慢性压制。
2·At the sight of the diamond, her eyes sparkled with cupidity.
一看到那颗钻石，她眼中就露出贪婪的目光。
3·As the king's cupidity and nervousness increased in his last years, he found new ways to squeeze money from his subjects: to keep them, in Henry's own words, "in danger at his pleasure".
当国王的贪婪和紧张不安增强的最后几年里，他找到了新的方式从臣民那里榨取钱财：以亨利自己的话说，“按他之意而让他的臣民处于危险之中”。
4·His eyes gave him away, shining with cupidity.
他的眼里闪着贪婪的光芒，使他暴露无遗。
5·Capitalize on: the cheats capitalized on the cupidity of the customers.
这些骗子利用了消费者贪婪的心理。