greed

美 [ɡriːd]英 [ɡriːd]
  • n.贪婪;贪欲;贪心;贪食;贪吃
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noun

1

贪婪;贪心;贪欲
a strong desire for more wealth, possessions, power, etc. than a person needs

His actions were motivated by greed.

他的作为是贪婪之心所驱使的。

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

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。

greed

频次

  • 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.

    ...an insatiable greed for personal power...

    对个人权力的贪得无厌

noun

1
reprehensible acquisitiveness;insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)
Synonym: avarice covetousness rapacity avaritia
2
excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves

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  1. Greed is a disease of modern society .

    贪婪是现代社会的恶疾。

  2. Greed is one of the seven deadly sins .

    贪婪是七罪宗之一。

  3. Nothing would satisfy her greed for power .

    她对权力贪得无厌。

  4. 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。

  5. I have to reject the notion that greed can be a good thing .

    我不能接受那种认为贪欲也可以是件好事的想法。

  6. His actions were motivated by greed .

    他的作为是贪婪之心所驱使的。

  7. His eyes glittered with greed .

    他眼睛里闪现出贪婪的神色。

  8. Greed was her downfall .

    贪得无厌就是她堕落的缘由。

  9. I get fed up with other people 's greed .

    我对别人的贪婪厌烦透了。

  10. A lot of this has to do with power and greed .

    凡此种种都和权力与贪欲有关。

  11. 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。

  12. 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。

  13. 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。”

  14. He railed against hypocrisy and greed

    他痛斥伪善和贪婪的行为。

  15. He cloaked his greed by appearing to be friendly .

    他用友善的外表掩饰其贪婪。

  16. His greed knows no limits .

    他的贪心永无止境。

  17. 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。

  18. 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。

  19. 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。

  20. There was a look of unrestrained greed in his eyes .

    他眼里露出垂涎欲滴的神情。

  21. Greed is a bottomless hole which can never be filled .

    这人一贪起来,便是个无底洞。

  22. His greed for power knows no bounds .

    他的权力欲是无止境的。

  23. Greed for money blinded her to the danger .

    贪财使她看不见危险。

  24. Her greed was beyond credibility .

    她的贪婪令人难以置信。

  25. 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。

  26. Greed was his downfall .

    贪得无厌就是他堕落的缘由。

  27. She ridiculed his insatiable greed .

    她嘲笑他的贪得无厌。

  28. Don 't let ego and greed inhibit clear thinking and hard work .

    不要让自我和贪婪妨碍清晰的思维和刻苦的工作。

  29. This disease of money and greed taints other people .

    别人会为了贪财争赃而丧心病狂

  30. Nothing could sate the careerist 's greed for power .

    什么也满足不了这个野心家的权力欲。