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greed for [something]
His greed for money ruined his relationships.
他对金钱的贪婪毁掉了他的关系。
过度渴望获取或拥有更多（尤其是物质财富）超出所需或应得
greeds — plural of greed
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过度渴望获取或拥有更多（尤其是物质财富）超出所需或应得
excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves
His greed for money ruined his relationships.
他对金钱的贪婪毁掉了他的关系。
过度渴望获取或拥有超过自己需要或应得的东西(尤其是物质财富)
excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves
可责备的贪婪；对财富的无法满足的渴望(被视为七宗罪之一)
reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)
His greed for money led him to betray his closest friends.
他对金钱的贪婪导致他背叛了最亲密的朋友。
The company's greed caused it to ignore safety regulations, resulting in a disaster.
公司的贪婪导致它忽视安全法规，从而引发了一场灾难。
Greed is often the root of unhappiness, as people never feel satisfied with what they have.
贪婪常常是不快乐的根源，因为人们对自己拥有的东西永远不满足。
His greed for money ruined his relationships.
他对金钱的贪婪毁掉了他的关系。
She acted out of greed, not necessity.
她出于贪婪而非必要而行动。
greed 通常不可数，但有时可用复数 greeds 指多种贪婪。
Unchecked greed leads to financial disasters.
不受控制的贪婪导致金融灾难。
Not this
He is very greed.
Use this
He is very greedy.
中文学习者常将名词 'greed' 误用作形容词，而 'greedy' 才是正确的形容词形式。
Not this
He has a strong greed of power.
Use this
He has a strong greed for power.
中文表达'对...的贪婪'常导致误用介词 'of'，而英语中 'greed' 后应接介词 'for' 表示对某物的贪婪。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
对金钱的贪婪
His greed for money led him to commit fraud.
他对金钱的贪婪导致他犯了欺诈罪。
企业贪婪
Corporate greed has widened the gap between the rich and the poor.
企业贪婪加剧了贫富差距。
被贪婪驱使
Driven by greed, the executive embezzled company funds.
在贪婪的驱使下，这位高管挪用了公司资金。
贪得无厌
His insatiable greed eventually destroyed his relationships.
他贪得无厌，最终毁掉了自己的关系。
发长 /iː/ 音 (如 see, free)
Use greeds naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
语域：neutral 常见场景：economic discussions、moral criticism、literature、psychology 通常用于中性或正式语境，如经济、道德批评、文学和心理分析中，描述对物质财富的过度欲望。
通常不可数，但复数形式 greeds 可用于指不同种类的贪婪
Words like 'reed', 'creed', and 'deed' rhyme with 'greed' as they share the same stressed vowel and ending sound. Be cautious with spelling lookalikes that may not rhyme.
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.