feeling angry or unhappy because somebody you like or love is showing interest in somebody else 吃醋的；妒忌的 Wordfinder- affair
- date
- go out with somebody
- jealous
- love
- marriage
- partner
- passionate
- relationship
- romantic
Extra ExamplesI can remember feeling madly jealous when he was with other women. 记得他和别的女人在一起时，我嫉妒得发疯。 Peter was obsessively jealous and his behaviour was driving his wife away. 彼得过分嫉妒的举止令他的妻子想离他而去。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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- jealous (of somebody/something)
feeling angry or unhappy because you wish you had something that somebody else has 妒羡的；忌妒的 She's jealous of my success. 她忌妒我的成功。 Children often feel jealous when a new baby arrives. 新生婴儿出世时孩子常常感到忌妒。
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsb1She was rather jealous of me. 她相当嫉妒我。 There's nothing for you to feel jealous about. 没有什么值得你嫉妒的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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wanting to keep or protect something that you have because it makes you feel proud 珍惜的；爱惜的；精心守护的 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French gelos, from medieval Latin zelosus, from Latin zelus ‘zeal, jealousy’.