greedy
/ˈɡriːdi/
adj.
一句话记住
贪婪的;贪吃的;渴求的
释义与例句
adj.
贪婪的;贪吃的;渴求的
wanting more money, food, power or possessions than you need or deserve
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The greedy landlord kept raising the rent.
贪婪的房东不断涨租。
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Don't be greedy; leave some cake for the others.
别贪吃,给别人留些蛋糕。
展开其余 1 条例句
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The company was accused of being greedy for profit.
该公司被指责一味贪图利润。
词源与构词
源自古英语 grædig,原义为“贪吃的、渴求的”,后扩展到对金钱和权力的贪婪。
记忆钩子
greedy 是形容词“贪婪的、贪吃的”,名词是 greed;be greedy for 表示“贪图……”。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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greed 贪婪;贪欲greedy 对应的名词。
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greedily 贪婪地;贪吃地greedy 变 y 为 i 加 -ly 构成副词。
同义词
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selfish 自私的selfish 强调只考虑自己、不顾他人;greedy 强调想得到超过合理需求的食物、金钱、权力等。It was selfish of him to take the last seat. 他占了最后一个座位,真自私。
反义词
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generous 慷慨的She was generous with both her time and money. 她在时间和金钱上都很慷慨。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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greed 贪婪;贪欲greed 是名词“贪婪”;greedy 是形容词“贪婪的”,常用 be greedy for 表示渴求某物。His greed eventually destroyed the business. 他的贪婪最终毁掉了这家公司。
常见搭配
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greedy for power 贪图权力The dictator was greedy for power and intolerant of criticism. 这个独裁者贪图权力,容不得批评。
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greedy for profit 贪图利润Firms that are greedy for profit may ignore environmental costs. 一味贪图利润的企业可能会忽视环境代价。
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don't be greedy 别太贪心;别贪吃Don't be greedy—you have already had two servings. 别贪吃了,你已经吃了两份了。