| 英语单词 | greedy |
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| 英美音标 | 英 ['ɡriːdi] 美 ['ɡriːdi] |
| 中文释义 | adj.贪婪的 |
| 英语例句 | (1) He is a greedy capitalist. (2) He looked at the shop window with greedy eyes. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 他是一个贪婪的资本家。 (2) 他用贪婪的眼光看着商店的橱窗。 |
| vocabulary简明 | Being greedy means you want more and more of something, especially money. But you can be greedy for just about anything, including food, drink, or fame. |
| vocabulary扩展 | People who are greedy are a little too interested in having something. Usually, that something is money. Rich people who keep trying to get more and more money are often accused by being greedy. A gluttonous person is greedy for food. If you're obsessed with something and can't get enough of it, you're greedy for it. This is a word for extreme, grasping, devouring behavior. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]贪婪的;贪心的;贪吃的 If you describe someone as greedy, you mean that they want to have more of something such as food or money than is necessary or fair.
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