greed
美[ɡriːd] 英[ɡriːd]
n. 贪心;贪婪;贪吃
详细释义
n.(名词)- 贪婪,贪心,贪欲,贪得无厌
- 贪食,贪吃
- 奢望
双解释义
n.(名词)- [U]贪心,贪婪 strong desire to obtain a lot or more than what is fair, especially of food,money,or power
英英释义
Noun- 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)
例句
用作名词(n.)- The wretched man is the prisoner of his own greed.这个坏家伙完全被贪心所支配.
- It's the tempter of greed that led him into crime.正是贪婪这种诱惑使他步入罪恶。
- A mister is characterized by greed.守财奴的特点是贪婪。
- I had another helping of ice cream out of pure greed.我纯粹是因为嘴馋贪吃,又吃了一份冰淇淋。