| 单词 | greedy |
| 释义 | greedy adjectivegreedy ♦︎ insatiable ♦︎ materialistic ♦︎ voracious ♦︎ mercenary ♦︎ acquisitive ♦︎ graspingthese words all describe people who want more money, power, food or possessions than they need.这些词均表示贪婪的、贪吃的、渴望的。patterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆an insatiable / a voracious appetite◆a materialistic / mercenary attitude◆a materialistic / an acquisitive society■ greedy (disapproving) wanting more money, power, possessions or food than you really need贪婪的；贪吃的；渴望的◆the shareholders are greedy for profit.股东都利欲熏心。◆you greedy pig! you've already had two helpings!你这个贪吃鬼！你已经吃了两份了！▸ greed noun [uncountable] ◆nothing would satisfy her greed for power.她对权力贪得无厌。▸ greedily adverb◆he ate noisily and greedily.他吧嗒着嘴狼吞虎咽地吃。■ insatiable /ɪnseɪʃəbl/ (rather formal) always wanting more of sth; not able to be satisfied不知足的；无法满足的◆the public seems to have an insatiable appetite for celebrity news.公众对名人新闻的渴求似乎永无餍足。◆there seems to be an insatiable demand for more powerful computers.人们对计算机性能的要求似乎永无止境。ⓘ insatiable is typically used to talk about sb's appetite, curiosity, demand, desire or hunger. you can also talk about a person being insatiable, although this is not very common. * insatiable 常形容人的 appetite、curiosity、demand、desire 或 hunger。形容人时还可用 be insatiable，但这一用法并不常见。■ materialistic /mətɪəriəlɪstɪk; name mətɪriəlɪstɪk/ (disapproving) caring more about money and possessions than anything else物质享乐主义的；贪图享乐的◆children today are so materialistic.如今的孩子太贪图享乐了。ⓘ people often talk about materialistic attitudes/views, as well as about society, culture and the world being materialistic. * materialistic 常形容 attitude 和 view，还可与 society、culture 和 the world 搭配。▸ materialism noun [uncountable] ◆he had had enough of the greed and materialism of modern society.他受够了贪婪、物欲横流的现代社会。■ voracious /vəreɪʃəs/ (rather formal) eating or wanting large amounts of food饭量大的；贪吃的；狼吞虎咽的◆a dragonfly and its larva are both voracious eaters of their fellow creatures.蜻蜓及其幼虫都贪吃同类。■ mercenary /mɜːsənəri; name mɜːrsəneri/ (disapproving) only interested in making or getting money唯利是图的；金钱至上的◆she's interested in him for purely mercenary reasons.她对他感兴趣纯粹是为了贪图金钱。ⓘ someone who is mercenary does not usually care about hurting other people's feelings in order to get more money. * mercenary 形容人为了获得更多金钱通常不惜伤害他人感情。■ acquisitive /əkwɪzətɪv/ (formal, often disapproving) wanting very much to buy or get new possessions渴求获取财物的；贪婪的◆we examine the role of the consumer in the post-war acquisitive society.我们研究了贪婪的战后社会中消费者的角色。◆it is an acquisitive company looking for ways to expand.那是一家充满野心寻求扩张的公司。■ grasping (disapproving) always trying to get money, possessions or power for yourself一味攫取的；贪婪的；贪心的◆the owners were regarded as grasping landlords.业主被认为是贪婪的地主。greedy (disapproving) wanting more money, power, possessions or food than you really need贪婪的；贪吃的；渴望的◆the shareholders are greedy for profit.股东都利欲熏心。◆you greedy pig! you've already had two helpings!你这个贪吃鬼！你已经吃了两份了！▸ greed noun [uncountable] ◆nothing would satisfy her greed for power.她对权力贪得无厌。▸ greedily adverb◆he ate noisily and greedily.他吧嗒着嘴狼吞虎咽地吃。greedy/ˈgri:di ||; ˈgridɪ/adj (greedier;greediest)greedy (for sth) wanting more food, money, power, etc than you really need 贪心；贪婪: ◇don't be so greedy -- you've had three pieces of cake already. 别这么贪心─你都吃了三块蛋糕了。 ➔greedily adv ➔greediness noun [u]greedy1 food2 money, possessions, power etc1. food 食物 greedy /ˈgriːdi/ [adjective] someone who is greedy wants to eat too much food, or eats more than their share of food - use this to show disapproval 贪吃的，贪嘴的［表示贬义］ don't be so greedy! leave some cake for everyone else. 别那么贪吃！留点蛋糕给大家吃。 greedy children often tend to put on too much weight. 贪吃的孩子往往长得太重。 take your greedy fingers off that pie - you've had more than enough already. 把你贪婪的手指从馅饼上拿开—一你已经吃得够多的了。 greedily [adverb] he drank greedily, taking huge gulps from the bottle. 他拿着瓶子大口大口地喝着，十分贪婪。 pig /pɪg/ [countable noun] spoken informal someone who is greedy 【口，非正式】贪吃的人 you pig, you've eaten it all! 你这馋嘴鬼，把它全都吃掉了！greedy pig the greedy pig! he didn't leave any pizza for us. 这贪吃的家伙！他一点比萨饼都没留给我们。make a pig of yourself eat a lot of food greedily 大吃大喝 that's what christmas is all about, isn't it? making a pig of yourself. 这就是圣诞节，是吧？就是大吃大喝。 greedy guts /ˈgriːdi gʌts/ [singular noun] british spoken someone who is very greedy - used especially by children 【英口】贪吃鬼［尤为儿童所使用］ don't be such a greedy guts! 别这么贪吃！ hey, greedy guts, leave those sweets alone. they're mine. 喂，贪吃鬼，别动那些糖果，那是我的。 greed /griːd/ [uncountable noun] a strong desire to eat too much food 贪食，贪吃 you don't really want more ice cream -- it's just greed. 你并非真的还想吃冰淇淋—只是贪嘴罢了。 glutton /ˈglʌtn/ [countable noun] someone who eats too much food 贪食的人 uncle richard was a glutton who ate everything in sight. 理查德叔叔是个贪吃的人，他看到什么就吃什么。 we had salmon to start, followed by a glutton's dessert of crème brûleé. 我们开始吃的是三文鱼，接着吃了美味甜食焦糖奶油。 gluttony /ˈglʌtəni/ [uncountable noun] formal when someone eats or drinks much more than necessary, usually with the result that they become ill or unhealthy - used especially in literature 【正式】暴饮暴食［常引致疾病或不健康；尤用于文学作品中］ as soon as christmas is over, people often start to regret their gluttony. 圣诞节一过，很多人就开始后悔自己嘴太馋了。 the level of heart disease in the western world is a measure of our gluttony. 西方世界的心脏病发病率是我们饮食无度的证明。2. money, possessions, power etc 金钱、财产、权力等 greedy /ˈgriːdi/ [adjective] someone who is greedy wants more money, possessions, power etc than they need, or wants more than their share 贪婪的 he was an ambitious man, selfish and greedy. 他是个野心勃勃的人，自私而又贪婪。 the ridiculously high fees charged by greedy lawyers 贪婪的律师所收取的高得离谱的律师费become/get greedy some landlords have become greedy and are demanding higher rents than people can afford. 有些房东变得很贪，要求的房租超过了人们所能负担的。greedy for there were ten of us children in the family, and we were all greedy for attention. 家里有我们这十个孩子，个个都渴望得到关注。 greedily [adverb] ‘how much money are you offering?’ she asked greedily. “你愿意出多少钱？”她贪婪地问道。 grasping /ˈgrɑːspɪŋǁˈgræs-/ [adjective only before noun] very greedy so that you are not at all generous and treat other people very badly 贪得无厌的 he seems like a good guy to me, not at all the usual grasping political type. 他在我看来是个不错的家伙，根本不像一般的那种贪婪的政客。 materialistic /məˌtɪəriəˈlɪstɪk◂/ [adjective] believing that having a lot of money and possessions is the most important thing in life 物质享乐主义的，物质至上的 kids these days are very materialistic. they only seem to be interested in expensive toys and computer games. 如今的孩子一味追求物质享受，他们感兴趣的好像只有昂贵的玩具和电脑游戏。 western societies are becoming more materialistic as their wealth increases. 随着财富的增加，西方社会越来越物质至上了。 materialism /məˈtɪəriəlɪzəm/ [uncountable noun] they disliked the materialism of the west and went to live in nepal. 他们厌恶西方的物质至上主义，去了尼泊尔生活。 greed /griːd/ [uncountable noun] a strong desire for more money, possessions, power etc than you need, or for more than your share 贪婪，贪心 it's a story of lust, hatred and greed. 那是一个充满淫欲、仇恨和贪欲的故事。 greed got him his fancy cars and high-powered boats. and greed caused his downfall. 贪心使他得到了豪华汽车和高速游艇，贪心也导致了他的下台。greed for the greed for power of local politicians is simply amazing. 本地的政客对权力的贪婪简直令人惊讶。pure greed no one needs to earn salaries as big as that. it's pure greed, that's all it is. 没有人需要挣那么高的薪水。那纯粹是贪心，没有别的。 greed·y /`gridɪ; ˈɡriːdi/adjwanting more money, food, power etc than you need 贪吃的; 贪心的，贪婪的:◇don't be so greedy — leave some cake for the rest of us! 别这么贪吃 — 给我们其余的人也留点蛋糕！ |
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