"greed" in Chinese (Simplified)

贪婪贪心

Definition

一种强烈且自私的欲望，尤其是想拥有更多金钱或食物。

“Greed” 总带贬义，常用于批评只顾自己利益的人或行为。常见表达有“corporate greed”（企业贪婪）。不要与“need”（需要）或“desire”（中性“渴望”）混淆。常见于道德或社会讨论，而非随意对话。

Greed can lead people to make bad choices.

**贪婪**会让人做出错误的选择。

Many wars have started because of greed.

许多战争因**贪婪**而爆发。

The king was ruined by his own greed.

国王因自己的**贪婪**而毁灭。

Some people think greed is driving the housing market up.

有些人认为**贪婪**推动了房市上涨。

He was blinded by greed and ignored his friends' warnings.

他被**贪婪**蒙蔽了，忽视了朋友的警告。

There's a fine line between ambition and greed.

雄心和**贪婪**之间只有一线之隔。