To be consumed by an inordinate desire for wealth, even to the point of sacrificing one's life for it; to die for gain.
他一生都在追求财富，最终却落得个贪夫殉利的下场，让人唏嘘不已。
He spent his entire life pursuing wealth, only to end up sacrificing everything for profit, which was truly regrettable.
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