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Jealous Suspicious Good Word Dʒeləs Adj 嫉妒的 Brother

Front jealous
Pron ['dʒeləs]
Back 【jealous】
adj. 嫉妒的
When my little brother sees mother holding the new baby, he becomes jealous.
看到妈妈抱着刚出生的小婴儿,我的小弟嫉妒了。
Vocab
jealoussuspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival

If you're jealous of someone, you want what they've got. This is one of the most basic human emotions, and it is not pretty. Don't be jealous of my good looks: you're cute too.

Being jealous is among the least attractive things you can be. The word jealous is actually derived from a Middle English word related to zealous, which means emotionally intense. It conveys a sense of emotional pain at someone else's good fortune. Jealousy is a close cousin of envy, but it can also mean "fiercely guarding" — as in "I am jealous of the little money I've managed to make, so I'm not likely to blow it on a cheap toy."

All forms of 'jealous' will appear on average once every 137 pages.
jealous
jealously
jealousy
overjealous

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