greed

gri:d

六级 Collins 1

n. excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves

n. 贪欲, 贪婪

Collins 星级

8,496

BNC 频率

6,753

使用频率

greed 是一个完整的词，没有明显的词根或词缀，但它与 greedy（贪婪的）相关，后者的后缀 -y 表示形容词。

例句

1. Greed can lead to unfair decisions in business.

贪婪可能导致商业中的不公平决策。

2. His greed for money made him lose his friends.

他对金钱的贪婪让他失去了朋友。

3. Many stories warn us about the dangers of greed.

许多故事警告我们贪婪的危险。