greed
美 [ɡrid]
英 [ɡri?d] 
反義詞
同義詞
英漢雙解
1. | 貪婪;貪心;貪欲a strong desire for more wealth, possessions, power, etc. than a person needs |
| His actions were motivated by greed. 他的所作所為是受貪婪之心所驅使。 |
| Nothing would satisfy her greed for power. 她對權力貪得無厭。 |
2. | 貪食;貪吃a strong desire for more food or drink when you are no longer hungry or thirsty |
| I had another helping of ice cream out of pure greed. 我純粹是因為嘴饞貪吃,又吃了一份冰淇淋。 |
英漢解釋
英英解釋
例句
I'm not saying greed is good; I'm just saying astrological opportunities like this don't come along all that often.
我不是鼓勵貪婪,我只是想說這種星象出現的機會真的不多。
Those corrupt officials went from the desire to gain petty advantages to what can only be described as greed.
那些貪官污吏起初只是想占點小便宜,而后來則變得只能說是貪得無厭。
General opinion start to make out that we live in a world of hatred and greed. But I don't see that, seems to me that love is everywhere.
很多人都相信我們生活在一個充滿仇恨和貪婪的世界,但是我并不這麼認為,在我看來,愛無處不在。
Capitalism needs to be modernised to serve the long-term interests of society rather than the short-term greed of a privileged few.
資本主義亟需現代化,為社會的長期利益作出貢獻,而不是成為少數特權階級的貪欲滿足之手段。
David Cameron agreed that corporate greed should be curbed, and said the archbishop spoke "for the whole country" in saying so.
戴維-卡梅倫同意要抑制金融企業的貪心,并且說了大主教講過的“為了整個國家”這樣的話。
Pure greed, Lei had said, shaking his head mockingly when she had told him that this was what she had dreamed of for their marriage.
當她告訴雷,這就是她對婚姻的理想時,雷搖著頭嘲笑她說,“索要無度。”
There was undisguised greed in his thin face as he watched the younger of the two girls swinging higher and higher than her sister.
注視著較小的那個女孩在秋千上比那個大的越蕩越高,他瘦瘦的臉上露出了不加掩飾的渴慕。
If Greece were to restructure its debt, it would not take long for greed to trump fear and for capital to start flowing again.
假如希臘真的重組了它的債務,那要不了多長時間,貪婪的本性就又會戰勝恐慌,資本會再次順暢地流動起來。
Sometimes one's greed shows up in the name of love. Such love can do nothing but lead one to a dead end.
有時人的貪欲以愛的名義呈現,那樣的愛只會將人引入死胡同。
For most observers, the WinTV deal was just another case of the Premiership shooting itself in the foot with its own greed.
大多數分析家們都認為,這次的交易就是英超聯盟因為貪心而自毀長城的又一例子。
Any of the hearts of the devil of greed erode a little bit of their innocence, until it completely their own into the devil.
任著心中貪婪的魔鬼一點點的蠶食著自己的純真,直到把自己也徹底的變成魔鬼。
Greed and fear no longer seem to be playing such a violent game of tug-of-war with markets.
婪和恐懼似乎不再參與和市場進行拔河比賽這樣的激烈競逐。
The verdict on Mr Fuld, that he was driven not by greed but by "an overpowering desire to preserve the firm he loved" , seems too gentle.
在寫到富爾德的判決時,說富爾德犯罪不是因為貪婪,而是因為“保護自己所鐘愛的公司的強烈的愿望”,這似乎過于溫和了。
Sets out for Rome, the center of power, greed and corruption, and strike the enemy where it hurts most.
規定了羅馬,該中心的權力,貪婪和腐敗,打擊敵人的要害最多。
And sexual immorality, impurity, and greed have no place in a Christian's exercise routine.
而荒淫、不潔和貪婪的行為,更不應出現在基督徒的日常生活中。
I never cease to be amazed how her coalition managed to frame this complex financial crisis purely in terms of Anglo-Saxon greed.
她的聯合政府如何能夠做到將這場復雜金融危機完全歸咎于盎格魯-撒克遜人的貪婪,這一點總是令我驚嘆不已。
John McCain and Barack Obama talk as if it was all down to the greed of modern bankers.
約翰?麥凱恩和巴拉克?奧巴馬則將一切都歸咎于現代銀行家的貪婪。
PERSONAL greed is often the explanation given for the disastrous forays of the world's banks into America's subprime mortgages.
對世界各大銀行災難性卷入美國次貸危機的事實經常的解釋是個人的貪婪。
Gordon Gekko, who famously said "greed is good, " is just getting out of jail with a gigantic cell phone and no one to meet him.
十三年來世界已經變了。上一集《華爾街》里大喊“貪婪是美德”(greedisgood)這句名言的戈登蓋柯出獄了,他手上拿著笨重手機,沒人理會。
The woeful state of the economy, he said, is "a consequence of greed and irresponsibility on the part of some" .
他說,美國糟糕的經濟形勢是“由于某些人的貪婪和不負責任而導致的”。
Even about Pen himself, Mrs. Greed's reports were desperately favourable.
甚至對潘本人,克理德太太的報告也是極為有利的。
You have little greed for careerism and feel contented as long as you could enjoy walking on this plain road for a moment.
你的野心很小,只要能在這個短暫片刻,盡興地走在這條不起眼的道路,就心滿意足。
Then they saw that his head had been replaced with a bull's head, as a warning of the dangers greed and wickedness can cause.
然后他們看到他的頭變成了牛頭,那是一個警示,提醒人們貪婪和邪惡帶來的危險。
"I think you know, " said Dumbledore. "Think back. Remember what he did, in his ignorance, in his greed and his cruelty. "
“我認為你是知道的,”鄧布利多說,“回想一下,想想他因為無知、貪婪和殘酷所做的事情。”
If it wasn't for corporate greed they would be enough jobs us and all the Mexican or whomever that wants to come here to work.
要不是大公司的貪婪,美國有得是就業機會,不論是墨西哥人還是想來美國的都有機會。
greed or boredom do not really explain why he took the bait.
貪得無厭不能真正說明他為什么會吞下這枚誘餌。
But man is so absorbed in his everyday actions and his greed that he seems to be unaware of that innate desire for unfoldment .
但是人對他每天的活動和貪欲是如此全神貫注以至于他似乎意識不到擴展的天生需求。
His book is a brilliant account of what happened and full of villains, heroes, fools and plenty of good ol' fashioned greed.
此書生動地記述了所發生的一切,其中不乏險惡之徒,英雄,笨蛋以及對于人類貪婪的詳細描述。
Only the individual's sense of morality, fairness, and compassion stand up to rampant greed, violence, power, and corruption.
那是一個律令衰微到被標價出售的地方,只能依靠個體對道德、公正、悲憫的覺悟來抵抗肆虐蔓延的貪婪、暴力、強權與墮落。
McCain said he believes the country is in an economic crisis and he vowed to clean up the greed and corruption on Wall Street.
他說,他認為美國處于經濟危機,他誓言要清除華爾街的貪婪和腐敗。
"As there is increase in money, there is within the people greed, " he said. Such a crime never happened in his village, he said.
他說,“錢越來越多,人也越來越貪婪。”他還說,村子里根本沒有發生過這種罪行。
Greed is often believed to be the motive, though the Gospel of Luke suggests that Judas was possessed by some devil.
人們通常將貪婪作為猶大此舉的動機,但路加福音卻暗示其是被魔鬼附身。
Envy and greed are the motivating forces of ambition - and without ambition, very little of any importance would be accomplished.
妒忌和貪婪是野心的動力,沒有野心的話,任何重要的事情都不能完成。
In the end, it was not rapacious politicians who killed the Company, but the greed and power of its managers and shareholders.
最終導致東印度公司走向毀滅的,不是貪婪的政治家,而是東印度公司經理及股東的貪婪和影響力。
Work, is not tired, but I feel tired, lack of sleep is always the feeling, coming back from work every time, greed will fall asleep.
工作并不累,但我感到厭倦,缺乏睡眠是一直不變的感覺,每次下班回來,貪婪的沉沉入睡。
She didn't realize that this was due to her own greed and miserliness that she was finding faults in the monks.
她并沒有意識到因為她的貪婪和吝嗇,她開始在僧侶們的身上尋找錯誤。
At the root cause of that disaster, deeper even than banks' greed or regulators' complacency, was the problem of global economic imbalance.
這場銀行業危機的根源是全球經濟失衡,它是比銀行的貪婪或監管機構的不作為更為深層的問題原因。
I don't know why a skinny girl like me has food on her mind everytime. IT IS DISGUSTING. GREED is one of the most abhorrent sins.
我不曉得為什么像我這樣一個瘦得皮包骨的女生會老是想著食物,這樣令人討厭的貪婪真的是最大的罪孽之一。
But harness all this in a way that the greed and motivation of the entrepreneur are utilized.
但是用一種方法控制所有的這些就是貪婪和企業家的動機是可以利用的。
I have no one, I'm bound to destroy all this greed, A voice inside me compelling to satisfy me.
我有沒有人,我勢必摧毀這一切貪婪,引人注目的,以滿足我內心的聲音我。
After three days of this, young Wu died. He was a victim of his own greed and cruelty.
三天后,小吳死了。他成了自己貪婪殘忍的犧牲品。