greed

英汉词典

greed

noun: an intense and selfish desire for something, especially wealth, power, or food

名词：对某物的强烈自私欲望，尤指财富、权力或食物

形容词：greedy

形容词：贪婪的

词汇辨析：

greed 表示一种极度的渴望，往往伴随着贪心和自私的意味。

greed is an excessive desire for material wealth or gain.

词汇扩充：

greediness (n.) 贪婪

greedily (adv.) 贪婪地

近义词：

avarice, covetousness

贪婪, 贪得无厌

反义词：

generosity, selflessness

慷慨, 无私

Collins Dictionary

1. Greed is the desire to have more of something, such as food or money, than is necessary or fair.

1. 贪婪是对某物拥有更多的渴望，例如食物或金钱，超出了必要或公平的范围。

2. If you refer to someone's greed, you disapprove of them because they want to have more of something such as food or money than is necessary or fair.

2. 如果你提到某人的贪婪，你会不赞成他们，因为他们想要比必要或公平更多的东西，例如食物或金钱。

Oxford Dictionary

Intense and selfish desire for something, especially wealth, power, or food.

对某物的强烈自私欲望，尤指财富、权力或食物。

例句：

1. His greed for power led him to make questionable decisions.
2. 他对权力的贪婪导致他做出了值得怀疑的决定。
3. She couldn't resist the greed for more chocolate cake.
4. 她无法抗拒对更多巧克力蛋糕的贪婪。
5. The company's greed for profit led to unethical business practices.
6. 公司对利润的贪婪导致了不道德的商业行为。
7. His greed knew no bounds as he continued to amass wealth at the expense of others.
8. 他的贪婪无止境，他继续以牺牲他人为代价积累财富。
9. They were driven by greed rather than a sense of justice.
10. 他们被贪婪驱使，而不是正义感。
11. It was his greed that ultimately led to his downfall.
12. 正是他的贪婪最终导致了他的失败。
13. Her greed for attention made her exaggerate her achievements.
14. 她对关注的渴望使她夸大了自己的成就。
15. With greed in their hearts, they plotted to take over the company.
16. 怀着贪婪之心，他们密谋接管公司。
17. Their greed blinded them to the consequences of their actions.
18. 他们的贪婪使他们对自己行为的后果视而不见。
19. He succumbed to greed and lost everything he had worked for.
20. 他屈服于贪婪，失去了他为之努力的一切。
21. She realized that her greed was causing harm to those around her.
22. 她意识到自己的贪婪正在给周围的人带来伤害。
23. The greed of the corporation led to environmental destruction.
24. 公司的贪婪导致了环境破坏。
25. His greed for fame drove him to do anything for publicity.
26. 他对名利的贪婪驱使他为了宣传而不择手段。
27. They were consumed by greed and lost sight of their original goals.
28. 他们被贪婪吞噬，失去了最初的目标。
29. The country's resources were exploited due to the greed of its leaders.
30. 由于领导人的贪婪，国家的资源被开发利用。