greed

英[ɡri:d]
美[ɡri:d]

意思解释

n. 贪心;贪婪

变化形式

易混淆的单词: Greed

中文词源

greed 贪婪

原义为饥饿,词源不详。可能来自PIE*gwere, 喉咙,吞没,词源同gorge, voracity.

用法例句

Fear and greed are supposed to govern financial markets .
恐惧和贪婪被认为控制着金融市场。
While ambition is important , over-ambition and greed are harmful .
尽管雄心很重要,但野心太大、太贪心也是有害的。
The current financial crisis is due to runaway government borrowing , poor banking credit controls , and galloping greed .
目前的金融危机可以归因于失去控制的政府借贷、糟糕的银行信贷控制和膨胀的贪欲。
Unfettered greed has trashed the global economy .
不受约束的贪婪已经破坏了全球经济。
These help handle the greed side of markets .
这些有助于遏制市场贪婪的一面。