greed 详细解释

greed

[gri:d]

n.贪心, 贪婪, 贪吃

n.

贪心; 贪婪[U][(+for)]

His greed for money was his ruin.

他对金钱的贪得无厌是他毁灭的原因。

词义辨析

同义:

n.贪婪; 欲望

avarice  cupidity  rapacity  piggishness  hoggishness  lust  desire  

同义参见:

thirst  

英英释义

名词 greed:

excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves

reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)

同义词：avarice, covetousness, rapacity, avaritia

补充

greedgreed英:[ɡri:d] 美:[ɡrid]n.1.贪心, 贪婪She ridiculed his insatiable greed.她嘲笑他的贪得无厌。

例句

1. I wasn't really hungry, it was just pure greed that made me eat it.实际上我并不饿, 吃了它纯粹是因为嘴馋。 2. all the hatred and violence, greed, and selfishness in the world世界上的一切仇恨、暴力、贪婪和自私 3. I get fed up with other people's greed.我受够了别人的贪婪。 4. It was a crime motivated entirely by greed.这完全是一桩由贪念引发的犯罪。 5. his greed for knowledge and experience他对知识和经验的极度渴求 6. an insatiable greed for personal power and glory对个人权力和荣誉的贪得无厌 7. "He was a ruthless businessman, motivated by naked ambition and greed."他是个无情的商人，受赤裸裸的野心和贪婪的驱使。 8. corporate greed公司的贪婪 9. He made no effort to conceal his greed for money and power.他毫不掩饰对金钱和权力的贪婪。

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