greedy

/ˈɡriːdi/ adj.
标准词条 CET-4IELTS
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
  1. The greedy landlord kept raising the rent.
    贪婪的房东不断涨租。
  2. 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
  1. 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)
  • greed 贪婪;贪欲
    greedy 对应的名词。
  • greedily 贪婪地;贪吃地
    greedy 变 y 为 i 加 -ly 构成副词。
同义词
  • 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
  • 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)
  • 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
  • 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。
  • 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。
  • 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。