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greed

/ɡɹid/

Meanings
noun

贪婪，贪欲

A selfish or excessive desire for more than is needed or deserved, especially of money, wealth, food, or other possessions.

Examples :

"His greed was his undoing."
他的贪婪最终害了他自己。
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Related Words

Illustration undoing

undoing noun

/ʌnˈduːɪŋ/

解除，松开

"The child's undoing of his shoelaces took only a moment. "

孩子解开鞋带只花了一会儿。

Illustration selfish

selfish adjective

/ˈsɛlfɪʃ/

自私，利己。

"He was often selfish in class, always wanting the best seat and the most attention. "

他上课的时候经常很自私，总是想要最好的座位和最多的关注。

Illustration possessions

possessions noun

/pəˈzɛʃənz/

占有，拥有物。

"After the flood, people searched the muddy fields for their lost possessions, hoping to salvage anything that wasn't completely ruined, even though they didn't own the land where the items were found. "

洪水过后，人们在泥泞的田地里寻找他们丢失的东西，希望能抢救出任何没有完全损毁的物品，即使他们并不拥有发现这些物品的土地的所有权，但这些东西毕竟是他们占有、使用的东西。

Illustration desire

desire noun

/dɪˈzaɪə/ /diˈzaɪɚ/

渴望，愿望。

"It is my desire to speak with you."

我渴望能和你谈谈。

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

特别，尤其。

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

我妹妹很乐于助人，尤其是在整理东西方面。

Illustration assignments

assignments noun

/əˈsaɪnmənts/

分配，指派，任务。

"This flow chart represents the assignment of tasks in our committee."

这张流程图展示了我们委员会的任务分配情况。

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excessive adjective

/ɪkˈsɛsɪv/

过度，过分，过度的。

"Putting a wide vibrato on a single 16th triplet note at 160 beats per minute seems rather excessive."

在每分钟160拍的速度下，仅仅在一个十六分三连音符上使用幅度过大的颤音，似乎有些过度了。

Illustration needed

needed verb

/ˈniːdɪd/

需要，必需。

"Living things need water to survive."

生物需要水才能生存。

Illustration student

student noun

/ˈstjuː.dənt/ /ˈstu.dn̩t/

学生，学员

"He is a student of life."

他是一个在人生中不断学习的人。

Illustration deserved

deserved verb

/dɪˈzɜːvd/ /dɪˈzɝvd/

应得，值得。

"After playing so well, the team really deserved their win."

球队表现得这么好，赢得比赛真是实至名归。

Illustration improve

improve verb

/ɪmˈpɹuːv/

提高，改善。

"Buying more servers would improve performance."

购买更多服务器可以提高性能。

Illustration greedily

greedily adverb

/ˈɡriːdɪli/ /ˈɡriːdəli/

贪婪地， 贪心地

"I gazed greedily on the gems in the shop window."

我贪婪地盯着橱窗里的宝石，渴望得到它们。