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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 8585 COCA: 8908
greedy
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adjective /ˈɡriːdi/
adjectivegreedy
comparativegreedier
superlativegreediest
  1. 1
    British wanting to eat or drink more food than you need 貪食的；嘴饞的

    Don't be so greedy! 别那麽貪吃！

     Synonyms and related words
    Words used to describe someone's appetite: faddy, full, gluttonous...
  2. 2
    wanting more money, things, or power than you need 貪婪的；貪心的
    greedy for :

    greedy for power 貪圖權力的

     Synonyms and related words
    Selfish, greedy and not generous: selfish, greedy, cynical...

derived word

greedily

adverb
 Synonyms and related words
Selfish, greedy and not generous: selfish, greedy, cynical...
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 8585 COCA: 8908
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 8585 COCA: 8908
greedy

adjective

greedy ♦︎ insatiable ♦︎ materialistic ♦︎ voracious ♦︎ mercenary ♦︎ acquisitive ♦︎ graspingThese words all describe people who want more money, power, food or possessions than they need. 這些詞均表示貪婪的、貪吃的、渴望的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆an insatiable / a voracious appetite◆a materialistic / mercenary attitude◆a materialistic / an acquisitive society■ greedy (disapproving) wanting more money, power, possessions or food than you really need 貪婪的；貪吃的；渴望的◆The shareholders are greedy for profit.股東都利欲熏心。◆You greedy pig! You've already had two helpings!你這個貪吃鬼！你已經吃了兩份了！▸ greed

noun

 [uncountable] ◆Nothing would satisfy her greed for power.她對權力貪得無厭。▸ greedily

adverb

◆He ate noisily and greedily.他吧嗒着嘴狼吞虎咽地吃。■ insatiable ɪnˈseɪʃəbl (rather formal) always wanting more of sth; not able to be satisfied 不知足的；無法滿足的◆The public seems to have an insatiable appetite for celebrity news.公衆對名人新聞的渴求似乎永無餍足。◆There seems to be an insatiable demand for more powerful computers.人們對計算機性能的要求似乎永無止境。ⓘ Insatiable is typically used to talk about sb's appetite, curiosity, demand, desire or hunger. You can also talk about a person being insatiable, although this is not very common. * insatiable常形容人的appetite、curiosity、demand、desire或hunger。形容人時還可用be insatiable，但這一用法並不常見。■ materialistic məˌtɪəriəˈlɪstɪk; NAmE məˌtɪriəˈlɪstɪk (disapproving) caring more about money and possessions than anything else 物質享樂主義的；貪圖享樂的◆Children today are so materialistic.如今的孩子太貪圖享樂了。ⓘ People often talk about materialistic attitudes/views, as well as about society, culture and the world being materialistic. * materialistic常形容attitude和view，還可與society、culture和the world搭配。▸ materialism

noun

 [uncountable] ◆He had had enough of the greed and materialism of modern society.他受夠了貪婪、物欲橫流的現代社會。■ voracious vəˈreɪʃəs (rather formal) eating or wanting large amounts of food 飯量大的；貪吃；狼吞虎咽的◆A dragonfly and its larva are both voracious eaters of their fellow creatures.蜻蜓及其幼蟲都貪吃同類。■ mercenary ˈmɜːsənəri; NAmE ˈmɜːrsəneri (disapproving) only interested in making or getting money 唯利是圖的；金錢至上的◆She's interested in him for purely mercenary reasons.她對他感興趣純粹是爲了貪圖金錢。ⓘ Someone who is mercenary does not usually care about hurting other people's feelings in order to get more money. * mercenary形容人爲了獲得更多金錢通常不惜傷害他人感情。■ acquisitive əˈkwɪzətɪv (formal, often disapproving) wanting very much to buy or get new possessions 渴求獲取財物的；貪婪的◆We examine the role of the consumer in the post-war acquisitive society.我們研究了貪婪的戰後社會中消費者的角色。◆It is an acquisitive company looking for ways to expand.那是一家充滿野心尋求擴張的公司。■ grasping (disapproving) always trying to get money, possessions or power for yourself 一味攫取的；貪婪的；貪心的◆The owners were regarded as grasping landlords.業主被認爲是貪婪的地主。

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