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greedily

/gree-dee/US // ˈgri di //UK // (ˈɡriːdɪ) //

贪婪地,贪婪的,贪心地,贪婪

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    greed·i·er, greed·i·est.

    • : excessively or inordinately desirous of wealth, profit, etc.; avaricious: the greedy owners of the company.
    • : having a strong or great desire for food or drink.
    • : keenly desirous; eager: greedy for praise.

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Examples

  • In 2017, the bubble was inflated by so-called Initial Coin Offerings, which saw hucksters sell mostly worthless new currencies to a greedy and gullible public, and then plow the profits back into Bitcoin.

  • John Mackey, in a burst of typical authenticity, called the hedge fund “greedy bastards.”

  • The more punitive might argue that it was fit punishment for a writer who admits to being “greedily visual.”

  • I could see Laila's eyes widen as she greedily fed on the male.

  • Out upon the linoleum 29 rolled the glistening coinsseveral of them gold piecesthat Jess had noted so greedily in the egg store.

  • There were bright blankets and shawls, the latter greedily eyed by every Indian woman who came into the store.

  • Listen, Mr. Garford, said Drinkwater desperately, his eyes flashing greedily with the thought of escaping commissions.

  • The fevered mules plunged in headlong and drank greedily; the riders were perforce obliged to slake their thirst after them.

  • They "supped full of horrors," and listened greedily to tales of death, which served to weaken and terrify.