词组 | greed |
释义 | greed /ɡriːd/ noun a strong desire for more food, money, power, possessions etc than you needadjectiveshuman greed We can all see the damage that human greed has done to the environment.corporate greed (=greed by big companies or people who work for them) Critics saw the large bonuses as evidence of corporate greed.personal greed The country’s leaders are motivated mainly by personal greed.insatiable greed (=that can never be satisfied) His insatiable greed was his downfall.pure/simple greed Why have they increased their prices? Pure greed.verbsbe driven/motivated by greed (=greed is the reason for doing something) The people who are developing this land are driven by greed.satisfy your/sb’s greed (=get as much of something as you can for yourself, even though this harms other people) Some people will do anything in their power to get what they want, and to satisfy their greed.prepositionsgreed for sth There appeared to be no end to the man’s greed for power. |
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