greed/greedy/greedily/selfish/generous 记忆: 1. greed [ ^ri:d] An excessive desire to acquire or possess more than what one needs n. 贪欲, 贪婪 He has greed for money. 他贪钱。 2. greedy [ 5^ri:di ] adj. 贪吃的, 贪婪的, 渴望的 The greedy eyes betrayed him. 那双贪婪的眼睛背叛了他。 3. greedily adv. 贪食地, 贪婪地 The settlers seized one plant after another greedily. 4. selfish [ 5selfiF] Concerned chiefly or only with oneself adj. 自私的 Never expect such a selfish person can give a hand to you. 不要指望这样自私的人会帮助你。 5. generous [ 5dVenErEs ] Liberal in giving or sharing. adj. 慷慨的, 大方的 He is very generous — he often buys things for poor people. 他很大方——经常为穷人买东西。 另类阅读: A greedy man is often selfish and may occasionally be generous. Greed is in the heart instead of the face.
与单词:greed 相关的例句或者名人名言
Greed probably undid her in the end.
她的结局极有可能是贪婪所致。
※We must go on to do all in our power to conquer the doubts and the fears, the ignorance and the greed, which made this horror possible.——Franklin Roosevelt, Aerican president 我们必须继续尽一切努力战胜怀疑与恐惧、无知与贪婪,那是产生可怕的战争的根源。美国总统 罗斯福 F ※Money is not the root of all eviles as is usually claimed, what is the root of all evils is the lust for money, that is the excessive, selfish and greedy pusuit of mnoey.——Nathaniell Hawthorn, American writer 金钱并非像平常说的那样是万恶之源。而对金钱的贪图,既对金钱过分的、自私的、贪婪的追求,才是一切邪恶的根源。美国作家霍桑.N.