| 词汇 | greediness |
| 释义 | greediness noun[ U ] uk /ˈɡriː.di.nəs/ us /ˈɡriː.di.nəs/ the quality of wanting a lot more food, money, etc. than you need: 贪吃;贪财;贪婪 My family can't understand why I might need to eat more, and tell me it's greediness.我的家人不明白为什么我可能需要多吃，只是说我贪吃。 The smugglers are fuelled by greediness.贪婪驱使着走私者。 See greedy She quickly became known for her greediness and insensitivity to the beggars who came seeking help. People used to eat together in groups. It was a shame and a sign of greediness to eat alone. His appetites were strong to the point of greediness. Greedy avarice avaricious avariciously consumerism grabby grasping greed greedily greedy Mammon materialism materialist materialistic materialistically rapacious rapaciously rapaciousness rapacity ravenous someone's eyes are bigger than their belly/stomachidiom Examples of greedinessgreediness The prevalence for left-to-right harmony systems might then be a result of greediness and laziness in constructing lexical representations. That grew out of the extrava- gance and greediness of the new employing class at that time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am desperately sorry for people who have suffered as a result of the greediness which overshadowed prudence and professionalism and led us to this sorry state. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Therefore, it is essential that agency agreements be entered into since any greediness on the part of either district councils or county councils could be disastrous for local government. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A fish out of greediness does not think about the result of an action and swallows up the iron hook concealed in a dainty morsel. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The supply in demand and production lines are symbolized through greediness, and formation of lines made by people. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Byeon becomes unpopular figure largely due to his greediness and corruption. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. His greediness can always foil his plans. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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