jealousy

/ˈdʒeləsi/ n.
标准词条 CET-4CET-6
一句话记住

嫉妒;吃醋;猜忌

释义与例句

n. 嫉妒;吃醋;猜忌
a feeling of resentment towards someone who has something you want, or fear that someone you love may prefer another person
  1. His promotion aroused jealousy among some of his colleagues.
    他的晋升引起了一些同事的嫉妒。
  2. She was consumed by jealousy when she saw them together.
    看到他们在一起时,她妒火中烧。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. Jealousy can damage even a close friendship.
    嫉妒甚至会破坏亲密的友谊。

词族与关联词

词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
  • jealous 嫉妒的;吃醋的
    jealousy 对应的形容词,常用于 be jealous of。
  • jealously 嫉妒地;竭力守护地
    副词,既可表示嫉妒地,也可表示严密守护地。
同义词
  • envy 羡慕;嫉妒
    envy 主要指渴望拥有别人的优点或财物;jealousy 还可指害怕爱情或关注被他人夺走的猜忌和吃醋,情绪往往更强烈。
    He felt envy when he saw his neighbour's new car. 看到邻居的新车时,他心生羡慕。
常见搭配
  • out of jealousy 出于嫉妒
    She spread the rumour out of jealousy. 她出于嫉妒散布了那个谣言。
  • a pang of jealousy 一阵嫉妒
    He felt a pang of jealousy when she praised his rival. 听到她称赞自己的竞争对手,他感到一阵嫉妒。
  • romantic jealousy 恋爱中的吃醋;情感嫉妒
    The study examines the causes of romantic jealousy. 这项研究探讨了恋爱中产生嫉妒的原因。