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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牛津词典

adj.

  1. 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

  1. ADJ-GRADED 贪婪的;贪心的;贪吃的
    If you describe someone as greedy, 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。

双语例句

  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. 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。
  4. She is greedy and selfish.
    她既贪婪又自私。
  5. Genesis recorded a song which took a swipe at greedy property developers who bought up and demolished people's homes
    吉妮西丝录制了一首歌来抨击那些买下并毁坏人们家园的贪婪的房地产开发商。
  6. That big-bellied fellow was very cruel and greedy.
    那个大腹便便的家伙既贪婪又残恶。
  7. You are indeed greedy.
    你可真贪。
  8. The boy cannot be hungry; it is sheer greedy.
    这孩子不是肚子饿,就是馋嘴。
  9. The greedy child brought up all he had eaten.
    这个贪吃的孩子把吃下去的东西全部吐了出来。
  10. The greedy boy was crunching on a hard and dry piece of toast.
    那个贪吃的男孩正嘎吱嘎吱地嚼一片烤过的脆面包。
  11. He is insatiably greedy.
    他实在是贪心。
  12. This man is greedy and gluttonous to the extreme.
    此人贪贿无度。
  13. Many people are greedy of office.
    许多人都贪图禄位。
  14. He is a greedy little boy.
    他是一个贪吃的小男孩。
  15. He is a greedy boy, he ate all our biscuits.
    他是个贪吃的孩子,他把我们的饼干都吃了。
  16. She was greedy for pow è r.
    她很贪图权力。
  17. You greedy pig-you've eaten up all the food.
    你这只贪心的猪猡,你把所有的食物都吃光了。
  18. 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。
  19. But then, a greedy young man in his neighborhood heard the news.
    但是,他邻居的一个贪婪的年轻人听到了这个消息。
  20. The problem is he's being too greedy.
    问题就在于他太贪心了。
  21. Maybe one of the customers got greedy.
    也许其中一个客户变得贪婪了。
  22. It has become a greedy and unequal society.
    它已成为一个贪婪的和不平等的社会。
  23. Or my love for you a little greedy?
    还是我对你的爱有点贪心?
  24. I was a greedy selfish sinner.
    我是一个自私贪婪的罪犯。
  25. The man who is obstinate, suspicious, greedy for power and position, has also inwardly committed suicide.
    固执的、多疑的、贪求权利和地位的人,也已经在内心中自杀了。
  26. You trouble is you are greedy.
    你的问题是太贪心。
  27. I call it short-term greedy.
    我将其称为短期的贪婪。
  28. Is your provider also too greedy? Energy.
    你的能源供应商也太贪婪了?

同义词辨析

  greedy gluttonous【导航词义:贪婪的】

  greedy adj. 贪吃的;贪婪的

〔辨析〕指对食物、钱财、权力等贪婪或贪心的。

〔例证〕
The greedy boy ate up all the food remaining on the table.
那个贪吃的男孩把桌上所剩的饭菜全吃光了。
He stared at the girl with greedy eyes.
他用贪婪的目光盯着那个姑娘。
The dictator was greedy for power.
那个独裁者贪图权力。

  gluttonous adj. 贪吃的;贪心的

〔辨析〕指贪嘴的、喜欢暴饮暴食的,或极为贪婪的。

〔例证〕
He is a gluttonous and lazy guy.
他是个好吃懒做之徒。
He soon developed a reputation for gluttonous excess.
很快他得到了过于贪婪的名声。

习惯用语

adj.

    greedy guts

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

    英英释义

    adj

    1. wanting to eat or drink more than one can reasonably consume
      1. don't be greedy with the cookies

    2. 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

    3. (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