satisfy selfish desires; satiate
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to satisfy; to satiate (especially selfish desires or appetites)
literaryLiterary term indicating the satisfaction of greed, hunger, or selfish desires. Often used with negative connotations of insatiability.
Tā他
de的
tān贪
yù欲
yǒng永
yuǎn远
yàn餍
zú足
bù不
liǎo了
。
His greed can never be satiated.
Jí即
shǐ使
yōng拥
yǒu有
wàn万
guàn贯
jiā家
cái财
，
tā他
yī依
rán然
yàn餍
zú足
bù不
liǎo了
。
Even with vast wealth, he still cannot be satisfied.
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Bào暴
jūn君
de的
quán权
lì力
yù欲
wàng望
nán难
yǐ以
yàn餍
zú足
。
The tyrant's lust for power is hard to satisfy.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
zì自
sī私
de的
rén人
yǒng永
yuǎn远
bù不
huì会
yàn餍
zú足
。
Such selfish people will never be satisfied.