greed

英[ɡriːd]美[ɡriːd]

n.贪心，贪婪；

例句

His greed for power knows no bounds.他的权力欲是无止境的。

His suicide is the latest chapter in this terrible saga of greed and betrayal.他的自杀是这部充满贪婪与背叛的可怕长篇故事的*新一章。

the greed that pervades modern society现代社会中普遍存在的贪婪

The word “food” may connote “greed”.“food”这个词可以含有“贪婪”的意思。

In an acquisitive society the form that selfishness predominantly takes is monetary greed.在一个贪婪的社会里, 贪财是自私自利的突出表现形式。

Greed suffocates humanity and intuitive knowledge.贪婪可以灭绝人性和良知.

This disease of money and greed taints other people.别人会为了贪财争赃而丧心病狂.

One's mouth drools with greed when seeing the round and smooth red pomegranates on the tree.看着树上溜圆的红石榴,真叫人馋涎欲滴.

She ridiculed his insatiable greed.她嘲笑他的贪得无厌.

He raised his head, with a look of unrestrained greed in his covetous eyes.他抬起头来, 一对贪婪的眼光露出馋涎欲滴的神情.

同义词

n.

greed的同义词之：贪婪;欲望

greed的同义词之：其他释义

英语四级真题

The president condemns their greed.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

N-UNCOUNT

贪婪；贪心；贪欲

Greed is the desire to have more of something, such as food or money, than is necessary or fair.

例句

英汉词典释义

n.

贪心, 贪婪

贪食；贪吃

英英词典释义

Noun

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

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