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jealous

/jel-uhs/US // ˈdʒɛl əs //UK // (ˈdʒɛləs) //

妒忌,嫉妒,嫉妒的,嫉妒的人

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : feeling resentment against someone because of that person's rivalry, success, or advantages: He was jealous of his rich brother.
    • : feeling resentment because of another's success, advantage, etc.: He was jealous of his brother's wealth.
    • : characterized by or proceeding from suspicious fears or envious resentment: a jealous rage; jealous intrigues.
    • : inclined to or troubled by suspicions or fears of rivalry, unfaithfulness, etc., as in love or aims: a jealous husband.
    • : solicitous or vigilant in maintaining or guarding something: The American people are jealous of their freedom.
    • : Bible. intolerant of unfaithfulness or rivalry: The Lord is a jealous God.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.desirous; wary

Examples

  • Etta and Ella get into a jealous row over ownership of certain stories from their past, at a public event.

  • Many suggested that Colin Meloy, the frontman of the Decemberists, might feel a little jealous — as his band created sea shanty-adjacent folk-rock tunes for years.

  • Lunch may be jealous, but the rest of your day will thank you.

  • Like the recently released Mario Lego sets, this is the kind of toy that makes me jealous of kids today.

  • Airhead also makes a training tube that can handle up to 120 pounds, so check that one out if some of the older kids start getting jealous.

  • His acolytes, some of whom refer to themselves as “health freedom fighters” are undeterred by this sort of jealous shoptalk.

  • Jealous of her young male friend who was permitted to ride his bike around shirtless, she once ripped off her top, too.

  • It even makes Cersei jealous to the point where she calls her out on it at the Purple Wedding.

  • “Rupert was horrible to Colin during the filming, very jealous at this other young person coming up,” says Mitchell.

  • Elle.com published a piece entitled “Why This Photo of Gisele Bündchen Breastfeeding Makes Me Jealous.”

  • Moreover, Napoleon, so great in many things, was so jealous of his own glory that he could be mean beyond words.

  • Gordon, however, had never been a lover, and if Bernard noted Angela's gravity it was not because he felt jealous.

  • Why, Lucy has been your only serious competitor this season; I wonder you aren't jealous of each other.

  • He's jealous, for he has never been past Harrisburg; but I've really gone around a little circle.

  • These latter were jealous of their leader because he belonged to a different nation from themselves.

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