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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 8585 COCA: 8908

greedy

adjective
/ˈɡriːdi/
/ˈɡriːdi/
(comparative greedier, superlative greediest)
(disapproving)Idioms
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  1. wanting more money, power, food, etc. than you really need贪婪的;贪心的;贪吃的
    • You greedy pig! You've already had two helpings!你这个馋嘴!你已经吃了两份了!
    • He stared at the diamonds with greedy eyes.他眼巴巴地盯着这些钻石。
    • greedy for something The shareholders are greedy for profit.股东们都利欲熏心。
    Topics Personal qualitiesb2, Feelingsb2, Moneyb2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryGreedy is used with these nouns:
    • eye
    • lawyer
    • pig
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    Word OriginOld English grǣdig, of Germanic origin.
Idioms
greedy guts
  1. (British English, informal) used to refer to somebody who eats too much贪吃的家伙
    • Make sure greedy guts doesn’t eat all the cake.确保贪婪的肠子不会把蛋糕都吃光。
    Topics Personal qualitiesc2
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 8585 COCA: 8908
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 8585 COCA: 8908
greedy

adjective

greedy ♦︎ 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 appetitea materialistic / mercenary attitudea 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 ɪnˈseɪʃəbl (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 məˌtɪəriəˈlɪstɪk; NAmE məˌtɪriəˈlɪstɪk (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 vəˈreɪʃəs (rather formal) eating or wanting large amounts of food 饭量大的;贪吃;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 ˈmɜːsənəri; NAmE ˈmɜːrsəneri (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 əˈkwɪzətɪv (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。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 8585 COCA: 8908
greedy
Words used to describe someone's appetite: faddy, full, gluttonous...
Selfish, greedy and not generous: selfish, greedy, cynical...

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