greed

英 [ɡriːd] 美 [ɡriːd]

n.  贪婪; 贪心; 贪欲; 贪食; 贪吃

复数:greeds

CET6TEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.8496 / COCA.6753



牛津词典

noun

  1. 贪婪;贪心;贪欲
    a strong desire for more wealth, possessions, power, etc. than a person needs
    1. His actions were motivated by greed.
      他的作为是贪婪之心所驱使的。
    2. Nothing would satisfy her greed for power.
      她对权力贪得无厌。
  2. 贪食;贪吃
    a strong desire for more food or drink when you are no longer hungry or thirsty
    1. I had another helping of ice cream out of pure greed.
      我纯粹是因为嘴馋贪吃,又吃了一份冰激凌。

柯林斯词典

  1. 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.
    1. ...an insatiable greed for personal power...
      对个人权力的贪得无厌
    2. I get fed up with other people's greed.
      我对别人的贪婪厌烦透了。

双语例句

  1. Altman asserted, 'We were making a political statement about western civilisation and greed.'
    奥尔特曼坚称,“我们那时正要发表一份关于西方文明和贪婪的政治宣言。”
  2. A lot of this has to do with power and greed.
    凡此种种都和权力与贪欲有关。
  3. I get fed up with other people's greed.
    我对别人的贪婪厌烦透了。
  4. There is evidence that the industry's greed means that it is cutting off its nose to spite its face.
    有证据表明该产业的贪婪是在作茧自缚。
  5. As long as the operative word is 'greed', you can't count on people keeping the costs down
    只要“贪婪”仍是一切的出发点,就别指望人们会降低成本。
  6. He railed against hypocrisy and greed
    他痛斥伪善和贪婪的行为。
  7. Those embezzlers and grafters who are reckless with greed must be dealt with seriously in accordance with the policy.
    对那些利欲熏心的贪污盗窃分子,一定要按照政策严肃处理。
  8. The demon of greed ruined the miser's happiness.
    贪得无厌的恶习毁掉了那个守财奴的幸福。
  9. His greed knows no limits.
    他的贪心永无止境。
  10. 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。
  11. But to be honest with you, while the good times rolled, taking on an economic system based on greed was a tough sell, at least in rich countries.
    但是坦言之,当好时间流逝,实施在贪婪基础上简历的经济机制是非常艰难的销售,至少在富裕的国家是这样。
  12. Greed was his downfall.
    贪得无厌就是他堕落的缘由。
  13. There was a look of unrestrained greed in his eyes.
    他眼里露出垂涎欲滴的神情。
  14. Greed is a bottomless hole which can never be filled.
    这人一贪起来,便是个无底洞。
  15. She ridiculed his insatiable greed.
    她嘲笑他的贪得无厌。
  16. Her greed was beyond credibility.
    她的贪婪令人难以置信。
  17. Greed is one of the seven deadly sins.
    贪婪是七罪宗之一。
  18. His greed for power knows no bounds.
    他的权力欲是无止境的。
  19. Greed for money blinded her to the danger.
    贪财使她看不见危险。
  20. He was tempted into a life of crime by greed and laziness.
    他受贪婪和懒惰的驱使步入了罪恶的一生。
  21. These are desire, anger, delusion, greed, envy and sloth.
    这是欲望,愤怒,妄想,贪婪,嫉妒和懒惰。
  22. What drives the market is the balance between fear and greed.
    驱动市场的,是恐惧和贪婪之间的平衡。
  23. Inequality has stimulated envy, ambition and greed.
    不平等已激起了嫉妒、野心和贪婪。
  24. Greed lured him on.
    他受了贪心的诱惑。
  25. Greed, optimism and confidence will soon be replaced by guilt, fear and panic.
    贪婪,乐观和自信将会被内疚,害怕和恐慌取代。
  26. I know for example, greed, anger, and lust are the root of all evils.
    比方说,我知道贪婪、愤怒和欲望都是所有罪恶的根源。
  27. If so, you have only the violence, the envy, the anger, the greed.
    如果是的话,你就只有暴力,嫉妒,愤怒和贪婪。
  28. For petty jealousy and greed.
    为了卑鄙的嫉妒和贪婪。
  29. It shows greed and selfish of a capitalist and embodies the good side of human beings.
    它显示了贪婪和自私的资本主义,体现了人类的美好的一面。
  30. Greed and fear have shaped the design of the modern Anglo American company.
    贪婪和恐惧左右了现代英美企业的设计。

英英释义

noun

  1. reprehensible acquisitiveness

      Synonym:    avaricecovetousnessrapacityavaritia

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