单词
greedy
读音
ˈɡriːdi
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词根
"Greedy"一词来自古英语"grædige"，意为“贪婪的”。
释义
adj. 贪婪的；贪吃的；渴望的 [ 比较级 greedier 最高级 greediest ]
例句
Edith was seen as a conniving, greedy woman.
伊迪丝被认为是个与人共谋和贪婪的女人。
He attacked greedy bosses for awarding themselves big raises.
他攻击那些给自己大幅涨工资的贪婪的老板们。
These guys destroyed the company. They're all a bunch of greedy pigs.
这些家伙毁了公司。他们是一群贪婪的猪。
Edith was seen as a conniving, greedy woman.
伊迪丝被认为是个与人共谋和贪婪的女人。
He attacked greedy bosses for awarding themselves big raises.
他攻击那些给自己大幅涨工资的贪婪的老板们。
These guys destroyed the company. They're all a bunch of greedy pigs.
这些家伙毁了公司。他们是一群贪婪的猪。
强化记忆
一个记忆的小技巧是将"greedy"与"greed"联想在一起，"greed"是表示贪婪的名词，"greedy"是描述具有贪婪特征的形容词。“Greedy”最早出现在900年左右的古英语中，用于描述个人的自私或贪婪行为。在欧美文化中，贪婪通常被视为一种贬义词汇，因为它经常与自私、过度消费、不顾他人利益等负面行为联系在一起。
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I also caught myself thinking mean things about mushy, centrist liberalsand greedy Wall Street bankersand Islamophobes
is alive and well today,from greedy politicians and public servantswilling to loot public coffers
What else do we know about the heart?Well, heart cells are pretty greedy.Nature feeds the heart cells in your body
"I wanted a good life," he told me."I got greedy and I got caught."Yet the amazing thing about Troy
that comes to your mind is, these are disgusting, ugly,greedy creatures that are just after your flesh,associated with politicians. (Laughter) (Applause)
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