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greed n.贪心；贪婪；贪吃 (1) 这个坏家伙完全被贪心所支配.(2) 正是贪婪这种诱惑使他步入罪恶。(3) 守财奴的特点是贪婪。(4) 我纯粹是因为嘴馋贪吃，又吃了一份冰淇淋。 Greed is often connected with money, a desire to acquire as much of it as possible, but it can refer to that kind of urge toward anything, like food or material possessions. When you see greed, it's an ugly thing, whether you're observing a greedy person or the greed of a huge company that treats its workers badly in order to make more money. Greed comes from the Old English grædig, or "voracious," which means "always hungry for more."

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英 [ɡriːd] 美 [ɡriːd] (1) The wretched man is the prisoner of his own greed.(2) It's the tempter of greed that led him into crime.(3) A mister is characterized by greed.(4) I had another helping of ice cream out of pure greed. Greed is an overwhelming urge to have more of something, usually more than you really need. Watching kids at a birthday party furiously grabbing for candy from a piñata, you might find yourself surprised at their greed. 1[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]贪婪；贪心；贪欲 Greed is the desire to have more of something, such as food or money, than is necessary or fair. ...an insatiable greed for personal power...对个人权力的贪得无厌I get fed up with other people's greed.我对别人的贪婪厌烦透了。

英语单词	greed
英美音标	英 [ɡriːd] 美 [ɡriːd]
中文释义	n.贪心；贪婪；贪吃
英语例句	(1) The wretched man is the prisoner of his own greed. (2) It's the tempter of greed that led him into crime. (3) A mister is characterized by greed. (4) I had another helping of ice cream out of pure greed.
中文例句	(1) 这个坏家伙完全被贪心所支配. (2) 正是贪婪这种诱惑使他步入罪恶。 (3) 守财奴的特点是贪婪。 (4) 我纯粹是因为嘴馋贪吃，又吃了一份冰淇淋。
vocabulary简明	Greed is an overwhelming urge to have more of something, usually more than you really need. Watching kids at a birthday party furiously grabbing for candy from a piñata, you might find yourself surprised at their greed.
vocabulary扩展	Greed is often connected with money, a desire to acquire as much of it as possible, but it can refer to that kind of urge toward anything, like food or material possessions. When you see greed, it's an ugly thing, whether you're observing a greedy person or the greed of a huge company that treats its workers badly in order to make more money. Greed comes from the Old English grædig, or "voracious," which means "always hungry for more."
柯林斯解释	1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]贪婪；贪心；贪欲 Greed is the desire to have more of something, such as food or money, than is necessary or fair. ...an insatiable greed for personal power... 对个人权力的贪得无厌 I get fed up with other people's greed. 我对别人的贪婪厌烦透了。

Greed I Urge Money Desire Food 英 ɡriːd] 美