greedy

wanting to eat or drink more than one can reasonably consume

想吃或喝超过一个人合理消费的东西

don't be greedy with the cookies

别贪吃饼干

immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth

不道德地渴望获得例如财富

they are avaricious and will do anything for money

他们贪得无厌，为了钱什么都愿意做

casting covetous eyes on his neior's fields

贪婪地注视着邻居的田地

a grasping old miser

贪婪的守财奴

grasping commercialism

把握商业主义

greedy for money and power

贪图金钱和权力

grew richer and greedier

变得越来越富有和贪婪

prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees

吝啬给雇员加薪的雇主

avaricious

covetous

grabby

grasping

prehensile

(often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous

（通常接“for”）热切地或过分地渴望

avid for adventure

渴望冒险

an avid ambition to succeed

渴望成功的野心

fierce devouring affection

强烈的吞噬之情

the esurient eyes of an avid curiosity

好奇的眼睛

greedy for fame

贪图名利

avid

devouring(a)

esurient