利欲熏心lì yù xūn xīnbe blinded by cupidity(/greed); be obsessed with the desire for gain;be lured by profits; be overcome by covetousness; be possessed with (/by) a lust for gain; one’s desire for money blinds one’s mind
❍ 你才办了两天事，就～，把朱子都看虚浮了。(《红楼梦》709) After just two days of managing affairs you’ve become so mercenary that you accuse Zhu Xi of empty talk! 利欲熏心li yu xun xinone’s mind is clouded with avarice 利欲熏心be blinded by greed;be obsessed with the desire for gain;be overcome by covetousness;become mercenary |