greedy

英 [ˈɡriːdi]

美 [ˈɡriːdi]

adj.  贪婪的; 贪心的; 贪吃的; 渴望的

比较级：greedier　最高级：greediest　

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同义词辨析

greedygluttonous【导航词义：贪婪的】

习惯用语

adj.

greedy guts
• 贪吃的家伙
  used to refer to sb who eats too much

牛津词典

adj.

• 贪婪的；贪心的；贪吃的；渴望的
  wanting more money, power, food, etc. than you really need
  1. You greedy pig! You've already had two helpings!
     你这个馋嘴！你已经吃了两份了！
  2. The shareholders are greedy for profit.
     股东们都利欲熏心。
  3. He stared at the diamonds with greedy eyes.
     他眼巴巴地盯着这些钻石。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 贪婪的；贪心的；贪吃的
  If you describe someone asgreedy, you mean that they want to have more of something such as food or money than is necessary or fair.
  1. He attacked greedy bosses for awarding themselves big rises...
     他抨击那些贪心的老板为他们自己大幅加薪。
  2. She is greedy and selfish.
     她既贪婪又自私。

英英释义

adj

• wanting to eat or drink more than one can reasonably consume
  1. don't be greedy with the cookies
• immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
  1. they are avaricious and will do anything for money
  2. casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields
  3. a grasping old miser
  4. grasping commercialism
  5. greedy for money and power
  6. grew richer and greedier
  7. prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees
  Synonym:avariciouscovetousgrabbygraspingprehensile
• (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous
  1. avid for adventure
  2. an avid ambition to succeed
  3. fierce devouring affection
  4. the esurient eyes of an avid curiosity
  5. greedy for fame
  Synonym:aviddevouring(a)esurient

双语例句

• She is greedy and selfish.
  她既贪婪又自私。
• This is noticed by a greedy businessman who kidnaps the boy to make use of his superpower.
  这点是被一个贪婪的商人发现的，他绑架了小男孩来利用他的超能力。
• You trouble is you are greedy.
  你的问题是太贪心。
• He is a greedy little boy.
  他是一个贪吃的小男孩。
• He is insatiably greedy.
  他实在是贪心。
• He brushed aside talk of greedy MPs voting themselves a backdoor pay rise.
  他没有理会贪婪的下院议员们投票为他们自己悄悄加薪的传闻。
• He attacked greedy bosses for awarding themselves big rises
  他抨击那些贪心的老板为他们自己大幅加薪。
• She was greedy for pow è r.
  她很贪图权力。
• Or my love for you a little greedy?
  还是我对你的爱有点贪心？
• Edith was seen as a conniving, greedy woman.
  人们认为伊迪丝是一个诡计多端的贪婪女人。