The most acquisitive firms tend to be engineering groups.最贪得无厌的公司往往是工程队。We live in an acquisitive society that views success primarily in terms of material possessions.我们生活在一个贪求功利的社会中，判断一个人成功与否首要是看他拥有多少物质财富。We live in an acquisitive society.我们生活在一个物欲横流的社会。