fortune hunting
名词 n.
英文释义
名词 n.
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The act of seeking wealth without working to earn it, especially in an unscrupulous way such as through marriage.
— No doubt the fellow was very useful to her. But you could have knocked us all down with a feather when, three months ago, she suddenly announced that she and Alfred were engaged! The fellow must be at least twenty years younger than she is! It’s simply bare-faced fortune hunting; but there you are—she is her own mistress, and she’s married him.
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