greed

美音：[ɡrid] 英音：[ɡriːd]

简单释义：

n.贪婪；贪欲；贪心；贪食

网络强欲；贪念；贪嘴

完整释义：

1.贪婪,贪欲,奢望,贪得无厌
2.贪心,贪婪

例句：

David Cameron agreed that corporate greed should be curbed, and said the archbishop spoke "for the whole country" in saying so.
戴维-卡梅伦同意要抑制金融企业的贪心，并且说了大主教讲过的“为了整个国家”这样的话。
But man is so absorbed in his everyday actions and his greed that he seems to be unaware of that innate desire for unfoldment .
但是人对他每天的活动和贪欲是如此全神贯注以至于他似乎意识不到扩展的天生需求。
McCain said he believes the country is in an economic crisis and he vowed to clean up the greed and corruption on Wall Street.
他说，他认为美国处于经济危机，他誓言要清除华尔街的贪婪和腐败。
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.
当她告诉雷，这就是她对婚姻的理想时，雷摇着头嘲笑她说，“索要无度。”
"I think you know, " said Dumbledore. "Think back. Remember what he did, in his ignorance, in his greed and his cruelty. "
“我认为你是知道的，”邓布利多说，“回想一下，想想他因为无知、贪婪和残酷所做的事情。”
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，但我感到厌倦，缺乏睡眠是一直不变的感觉，每次下班回来，贪婪的沉沉入睡。
"As there is increase in money, there is within the people greed, " he said. Such a crime never happened in his village, he said.
他说，“钱越来越多，人也越来越贪婪。”他还说，村子里根本没有发生过这种罪行。
Sometimes one's greed shows up in the name of love. Such love can do nothing but lead one to a dead end.
有时人的贪欲以爱的名义呈现，那样的爱只会将人引入死胡同。

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