GREEDY1 food2 money, possessions, power etc1 food 食物greedy /ˈgriːdi/ [adjective]someone who isgreedy wants to eat too much food, or eats more than their share of food - use this to show disapproval 贪吃的，贪嘴的〔表示贬义〕 Don't be so greedy! Leave some cake for everyone else. 别那么贪吃！留点蛋糕给大家吃。 Greedy children often tend to put on too much weight. 贪吃的孩子往往长得太重。 Take your greedy fingers off that pie - you've had more than enough already. 把你贪婪的手指从馅饼上拿开—一你已经吃得够多的了。greedily [adverb] He drank greedily, taking huge gulps from the bottle. 他拿着瓶子大口大口地喝着，十分贪婪。pig /pɪg/ [countable noun]spoken informalsomeone who is greedy 【口，非正式】贪吃的人 You pig, you've eaten it all! 你这馋嘴鬼，把它全都吃掉了！greedy pig The greedy pig! He didn't leave any pizza for us. 这贪吃的家伙！他一点比萨饼都没留给我们。make a pig of yourselfeat a lot of food greedily 大吃大喝 That's what Christmas is all about, isn't it? Making a pig of yourself. 这就是圣诞节，是吧？就是大吃大喝。greedy guts /ˈgriːdi gʌts/ [singular noun]British spokensomeone who is very greedy - used especially by children 【英口】贪吃鬼〔尤为儿童所使用〕 Don't be such a greedy guts! 别这么贪吃！ Hey, greedy guts, leave those sweets alone. They're mine. 喂，贪吃鬼，别动那些糖果，那是我的。greed /griːd/ [uncountable noun]a strong desire to eat too much food 贪食，贪吃 You don't really want more ice cream -- it's just greed. 你并非真的还想吃冰淇淋—只是贪嘴罢了。glutton /ˈglʌtn/ [countable noun]someone who eats too much food 贪食的人 Uncle Richard was a glutton who ate everything in sight. 理查德叔叔是个贪吃的人，他看到什么就吃什么。 We had salmon to start, followed by a glutton's dessert of crème brûleé. 我们开始吃的是三文鱼，接着吃了美味甜食焦糖奶油。gluttony /ˈglʌtəni/ [uncountable noun]formalwhen someone eats or drinks much more than necessary, usually with the result that they become ill or unhealthy - used especially in literature 【正式】暴饮暴食〔常引致疾病或不健康；尤用于文学作品中〕 As soon as Christmas is over, people often start to regret their gluttony. 圣诞节一过，很多人就开始后悔自己嘴太馋了。 The level of heart disease in the western world is a measure of our gluttony. 西方世界的心脏病发病率是我们饮食无度的证明。2 money, possessions, power etc 金钱、财产、权力等greedy /ˈgriːdi/ [adjective]someone who isgreedy wants more money, possessions, power etc than they need, or wants more than their share 贪婪的 He was an ambitious man, selfish and greedy. 他是个野心勃勃的人，自私而又贪婪。 the ridiculously high fees charged by greedy lawyers 贪婪的律师所收取的高得离谱的律师费become/get greedy Some landlords have become greedy and are demanding higher rents than people can afford. 有些房东变得很贪，要求的房租超过了人们所能负担的。greedy for There were ten of us children in the family, and we were all greedy for attention. 家里有我们这十个孩子，个个都渴望得到关注。greedily [adverb] ‘How much money are you offering?’ she asked greedily. “你愿意出多少钱？”她贪婪地问道。grasping /ˈgrɑːspɪŋǁˈgræs-/ [adjective only before noun]very greedy so that you are not at all generous and treat other people very badly 贪得无厌的 He seems like a good guy to me, not at all the usual grasping political type. 他在我看来是个不错的家伙，根本不像一般的那种贪婪的政客。materialistic /məˌtɪəriəˈlɪstɪk◂/ [adjective]believing that having a lot of money and possessions is the most important thing in life 物质享乐主义的，物质至上的 Kids these days are very materialistic. They only seem to be interested in expensive toys and computer games. 如今的孩子一味追求物质享受，他们感兴趣的好像只有昂贵的玩具和电脑游戏。 Western societies are becoming more materialistic as their wealth increases. 随着财富的增加，西方社会越来越物质至上了。materialism /məˈtɪəriəlɪzəm/ [uncountable noun] They disliked the materialism of the West and went to live in Nepal. 他们厌恶西方的物质至上主义，去了尼泊尔生活。greed /griːd/ [uncountable noun]a strong desire for more money, possessions, power etc than you need, or for more than your share 贪婪，贪心 It's a story of lust, hatred and greed. 那是一个充满淫欲、仇恨和贪欲的故事。 Greed got him his fancy cars and high-powered boats. And greed caused his downfall. 贪心使他得到了豪华汽车和高速游艇，贪心也导致了他的下台。greed for The greed for power of local politicians is simply amazing. 本地的政客对权力的贪婪简直令人惊讶。pure greed No one needs to earn salaries as big as that. It's pure greed, that's all it is. 没有人需要挣那么高的薪水。那纯粹是贪心，没有别的。
