greedy

英 ['ɡriːdi] 美 ['ɡriːdi]

• adj. 贪婪的

双解释义

adj. (形容词)

1. 贪吃的; 贪心的,贪婪的; 渴望的

   filled with greed or desire

详尽释义

adj. 形容词

1. 贪婪的，贪心的，贪欲的，贪得无厌的
2. 贪吃的，贪食的，嘴馋的
3. 渴望的，热望的，热切的，急切的，强烈的，感兴趣的，迫不及待的

英英释义

Adjective:

1. immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth;

   "they are avaricious and will do anything for money"
   "casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields"
   "a grasping old miser"
   "grasping commercialism"
   "greedy for money and power"
   "grew richer and greedier"
   "prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees"
   

2. (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous;

   "avid for adventure"
   "an avid ambition to succeed"
   "fierce devouring affection"
   "the esurient eyes of an avid curiosity"
   "greedy for fame"
   

3. wanting to eat or drink more than one can reasonably consume;

   "don't be greedy with the cookies"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. He is a greedy capitalist.
   他是一个贪婪的资本家。
2. He looked at the shop window with greedy eyes.
   他用贪婪的眼光看着商店的橱窗。

常见句型

用作形容词 (adj.)

用作定语

～+ n.

1. He is a greedy little boy.
   他是一个贪吃的小男孩。

用作表语

S+be+～

1. You are so greedy.
   你真贪心。

S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

1. Many people are greedy of office.
   许多人都贪图禄位。
2. She was greedy for power.
   她很贪图权力。
3. The roots of the plant are greedy for water.
   植物的根需要水分。

It is/was+～+(of sb) to- v

1. It was greedy of them to eat up all the candy.
   他们把所有的糖都吃光,真贪吃。

经典引文

• Three sausages! You greedy thing!

  出自： W. Boyd

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)

～+介词

• be greedy for〔after, of〕 渴望…
• be greedy of office 贪图禄位

词语用法

adj. (形容词)

1. greedy作“贪婪的”解时,后面常接介词for或of; 作“渴望的”解时后面常接介词for。

近反义词

【近义词】

• desirous
• hungry

【反义词】

• generous
• unselfish