Definition of jealous in English:

jealous

adjective ˈdʒɛləsˈdʒɛləs

1Feeling or showing an envious resentment of someone or their achievements, possessions, or perceived advantages.
妒忌的；好妒忌的
she was always jealous of me
她总是妒忌我。
Example sentencesExamples
- We each seek our own advantage, competing and exploiting as necessary; jealous of the success of others and determined to hold on to what we think of as ours.
- It would be selfish to be jealous of him, and I could truthfully say I wasn't.
- The Soviet Union had better technology and more money to spend on it than America, and that made the Americans jealous, even envious.
- You are really and truly, happy for your friend because something fantastic is happening in their life, but at the same time you are so jealous of them that you want to scream.
- My personal view, admittedly pretty neurotic, is that the politician is jealous of hardworking people who can manage to have a good time.
- She said they were jealous of her genius and resented her because she was a woman.
- I try not to get jealous of her affection for my dog.
- We are trying to put an entertaining team on the park, and some people are jealous of that.
- People who are envious or jealous seem to be in a perpetual state of suffering and anguish.
- I'm insanely jealous of people who have imaginations.
- His house is huge and his dogs were so happy and friendly when I arrived, but now the oldest seems jealous of the attention he is giving me.
- Some English people feel jealous of Scotland's better roads, free higher education and a more efficient welfare system.
- And her eyes were outlined in black eyeliner, making her green eyes stand out even more, which she was jealous of.
- By our very nature, we are selfish, jealous, envious, stricken with strife, and sometimes downright rebellious.
- She had dark brown hair and bright green eyes, I was also jealous of.
- I imagine many so-called moralists are secretly jealous of teens engaged in pleasure, as opposed to any serious moral valuation they may hold.
- They were much more intelligent than we were, and quite frankly, we were jealous of their achievements.
- Despite being backstabbers and fiercely jealous of each other, I think of writers as an international guild.
- I'm jealous of the people behind the popular weblogs.
- He is jealous of their prowess, and those qualities together in this time could be the biggest asset that we have in leadership.
Synonyms
envious, covetous, desirous
resentful, grudging, begrudging
jaundiced, bitter, malicious, spiteful
green with envy, green, green-eyed
greedy, selfish, acquisitive
formal emulous
1. 1.1 Feeling or showing a resentful suspicion that one's partner is attracted to or involved with someone else.
  吃醋的，嫉妒的
  a jealous husband
  Example sentencesExamples
  A jealous husband broke a man's nose because he thought someone was ‘ogling’ his wife.
  Over three quarters reported that their dating partners did something to make them jealous.
  We stopped sleeping together, but when Hanna got a new boyfriend I was jealous for the first time ever.
  Alison told him that her husband was a jealous man, but that she would meet him as soon as she could without worry or fear that he would find them.
  Also, she had been asked to join study groups, but the husband was jealous, and forbade her from meeting with other students.
  Synonyms
  suspicious, distrustful, mistrustful, doubting, insecure, anxious
  apprehensive of rivals, possessive, proprietorial, overprotective, clinging, controlling, dominating
2. 1.2 Fiercely protective of one's rights or possessions.
  小心保护的，唯恐失去的
  the men were proud of their achievements and jealous of their independence
  Example sentencesExamples
  It means that he cares enough about you and your relationship that he is getting jealous and protective of you.
  Mr Dallas said Edmunds was possessive and jealous of Miss Lawrance and took the view that if he could not have her then no one else would.
  He was too possessive of her, she was too jealous of him.
  Synonyms
  protective, defensive, vigilant, watchful, heedful, mindful, careful, solicitous, attentive
3. 1.3 (of God) demanding faithfulness and exclusive worship.
  （神）要绝对忠实的，须绝对崇拜的
  Example sentencesExamples
  God in the Old Testament of the Bible is a vengeful, jealous God that smites those who disobey him.
  In Hebrews we also meet the strong protests of the jealous God, who is intolerant of rivals with a holy intolerance.
  The religious justification derives from the ban on graven images, common to the jealous God of the Old Testament and to Allah.
  Milton had become too rational and believed in a fiery jealous God rather than the forgiving Holy Spirit.
  I also posed a question to him: If the Christian God was supposed to be a god of love, then why is he a jealous god?

Origin

Middle English: from Old French gelos, from medieval Latin zelosus (see zealous).

This comes via Old French gelos and medieval Latin zelosus from Greek zelos, also the source of zeal (Late Middle English).

Rhymes

zealous

Definition of jealous in US English:

jealous

adjectiveˈdʒɛləsˈjeləs

1Feeling or showing envy of someone or their achievements and advantages.
妒忌的；好妒忌的
he grew jealous of her success
Example sentencesExamples
- We are trying to put an entertaining team on the park, and some people are jealous of that.
- We each seek our own advantage, competing and exploiting as necessary; jealous of the success of others and determined to hold on to what we think of as ours.
- You are really and truly, happy for your friend because something fantastic is happening in their life, but at the same time you are so jealous of them that you want to scream.
- She said they were jealous of her genius and resented her because she was a woman.
- His house is huge and his dogs were so happy and friendly when I arrived, but now the oldest seems jealous of the attention he is giving me.
- People who are envious or jealous seem to be in a perpetual state of suffering and anguish.
- It would be selfish to be jealous of him, and I could truthfully say I wasn't.
- I imagine many so-called moralists are secretly jealous of teens engaged in pleasure, as opposed to any serious moral valuation they may hold.
- I'm jealous of the people behind the popular weblogs.
- The Soviet Union had better technology and more money to spend on it than America, and that made the Americans jealous, even envious.
- I try not to get jealous of her affection for my dog.
- And her eyes were outlined in black eyeliner, making her green eyes stand out even more, which she was jealous of.
- I'm insanely jealous of people who have imaginations.
- They were much more intelligent than we were, and quite frankly, we were jealous of their achievements.
- He is jealous of their prowess, and those qualities together in this time could be the biggest asset that we have in leadership.
- Some English people feel jealous of Scotland's better roads, free higher education and a more efficient welfare system.
- She had dark brown hair and bright green eyes, I was also jealous of.
- By our very nature, we are selfish, jealous, envious, stricken with strife, and sometimes downright rebellious.
- My personal view, admittedly pretty neurotic, is that the politician is jealous of hardworking people who can manage to have a good time.
- Despite being backstabbers and fiercely jealous of each other, I think of writers as an international guild.
Synonyms
envious, covetous, desirous
1. 1.1 Feeling or showing suspicion of someone's unfaithfulness in a relationship.
  a jealous boyfriend
  Example sentencesExamples
  Also, she had been asked to join study groups, but the husband was jealous, and forbade her from meeting with other students.
  Alison told him that her husband was a jealous man, but that she would meet him as soon as she could without worry or fear that he would find them.
  A jealous husband broke a man's nose because he thought someone was ‘ogling’ his wife.
  Over three quarters reported that their dating partners did something to make them jealous.
  We stopped sleeping together, but when Hanna got a new boyfriend I was jealous for the first time ever.
  Synonyms
  suspicious, distrustful, mistrustful, doubting, insecure, anxious
2. 1.2 Fiercely protective or vigilant of one's rights or possessions.
  小心保护的，唯恐失去的
  Howard is still a little jealous of his authority
  霍华德仍然有些唯恐失去权威。
  they kept a jealous eye over their interests
  他们额外小心地保护自己的权益。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Mr Dallas said Edmunds was possessive and jealous of Miss Lawrance and took the view that if he could not have her then no one else would.
  He was too possessive of her, she was too jealous of him.
  It means that he cares enough about you and your relationship that he is getting jealous and protective of you.
  Synonyms
  protective, defensive, vigilant, watchful, heedful, mindful, careful, solicitous, attentive
3. 1.3 (of God) demanding faithfulness and exclusive worship.
  （神）要绝对忠实的，须绝对崇拜的
  Example sentencesExamples
  Milton had become too rational and believed in a fiery jealous God rather than the forgiving Holy Spirit.
  God in the Old Testament of the Bible is a vengeful, jealous God that smites those who disobey him.
  I also posed a question to him: If the Christian God was supposed to be a god of love, then why is he a jealous god?
  The religious justification derives from the ban on graven images, common to the jealous God of the Old Testament and to Allah.
  In Hebrews we also meet the strong protests of the jealous God, who is intolerant of rivals with a holy intolerance.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French gelos, from medieval Latin zelosus (see zealous).

单词	jealous
释义	Definition of jealous in English: jealous adjective ˈdʒɛləsˈdʒɛləs 1Feeling or showing an envious resentment of someone or their achievements, possessions, or perceived advantages. 妒忌的；好妒忌的 she was always jealous of me 她总是妒忌我。 Example sentencesExamples We each seek our own advantage, competing and exploiting as necessary; jealous of the success of others and determined to hold on to what we think of as ours. It would be selfish to be jealous of him, and I could truthfully say I wasn't. The Soviet Union had better technology and more money to spend on it than America, and that made the Americans jealous, even envious. You are really and truly, happy for your friend because something fantastic is happening in their life, but at the same time you are so jealous of them that you want to scream. My personal view, admittedly pretty neurotic, is that the politician is jealous of hardworking people who can manage to have a good time. She said they were jealous of her genius and resented her because she was a woman. I try not to get jealous of her affection for my dog. We are trying to put an entertaining team on the park, and some people are jealous of that. People who are envious or jealous seem to be in a perpetual state of suffering and anguish. I'm insanely jealous of people who have imaginations. His house is huge and his dogs were so happy and friendly when I arrived, but now the oldest seems jealous of the attention he is giving me. Some English people feel jealous of Scotland's better roads, free higher education and a more efficient welfare system. And her eyes were outlined in black eyeliner, making her green eyes stand out even more, which she was jealous of. By our very nature, we are selfish, jealous, envious, stricken with strife, and sometimes downright rebellious. She had dark brown hair and bright green eyes, I was also jealous of. I imagine many so-called moralists are secretly jealous of teens engaged in pleasure, as opposed to any serious moral valuation they may hold. They were much more intelligent than we were, and quite frankly, we were jealous of their achievements. Despite being backstabbers and fiercely jealous of each other, I think of writers as an international guild. I'm jealous of the people behind the popular weblogs. He is jealous of their prowess, and those qualities together in this time could be the biggest asset that we have in leadership. Synonyms envious, covetous, desirous resentful, grudging, begrudging jaundiced, bitter, malicious, spiteful green with envy, green, green-eyed greedy, selfish, acquisitive formal emulous 1.1 Feeling or showing a resentful suspicion that one's partner is attracted to or involved with someone else. 吃醋的，嫉妒的 a jealous husband Example sentencesExamples A jealous husband broke a man's nose because he thought someone was ‘ogling’ his wife. Over three quarters reported that their dating partners did something to make them jealous. We stopped sleeping together, but when Hanna got a new boyfriend I was jealous for the first time ever. Alison told him that her husband was a jealous man, but that she would meet him as soon as she could without worry or fear that he would find them. Also, she had been asked to join study groups, but the husband was jealous, and forbade her from meeting with other students. Synonyms suspicious, distrustful, mistrustful, doubting, insecure, anxious apprehensive of rivals, possessive, proprietorial, overprotective, clinging, controlling, dominating 1.2 Fiercely protective of one's rights or possessions. 小心保护的，唯恐失去的 the men were proud of their achievements and jealous of their independence Example sentencesExamples It means that he cares enough about you and your relationship that he is getting jealous and protective of you. Mr Dallas said Edmunds was possessive and jealous of Miss Lawrance and took the view that if he could not have her then no one else would. He was too possessive of her, she was too jealous of him. Synonyms protective, defensive, vigilant, watchful, heedful, mindful, careful, solicitous, attentive 1.3 (of God) demanding faithfulness and exclusive worship. （神）要绝对忠实的，须绝对崇拜的 Example sentencesExamples God in the Old Testament of the Bible is a vengeful, jealous God that smites those who disobey him. In Hebrews we also meet the strong protests of the jealous God, who is intolerant of rivals with a holy intolerance. The religious justification derives from the ban on graven images, common to the jealous God of the Old Testament and to Allah. Milton had become too rational and believed in a fiery jealous God rather than the forgiving Holy Spirit. I also posed a question to him: If the Christian God was supposed to be a god of love, then why is he a jealous god? Origin Middle English: from Old French gelos, from medieval Latin zelosus (see zealous). This comes via Old French gelos and medieval Latin zelosus from Greek zelos, also the source of zeal (Late Middle English). Rhymes zealous Definition of jealous in US English: jealous adjectiveˈdʒɛləsˈjeləs 1Feeling or showing envy of someone or their achievements and advantages. 妒忌的；好妒忌的 he grew jealous of her success Example sentencesExamples We are trying to put an entertaining team on the park, and some people are jealous of that. We each seek our own advantage, competing and exploiting as necessary; jealous of the success of others and determined to hold on to what we think of as ours. You are really and truly, happy for your friend because something fantastic is happening in their life, but at the same time you are so jealous of them that you want to scream. She said they were jealous of her genius and resented her because she was a woman. His house is huge and his dogs were so happy and friendly when I arrived, but now the oldest seems jealous of the attention he is giving me. People who are envious or jealous seem to be in a perpetual state of suffering and anguish. It would be selfish to be jealous of him, and I could truthfully say I wasn't. I imagine many so-called moralists are secretly jealous of teens engaged in pleasure, as opposed to any serious moral valuation they may hold. I'm jealous of the people behind the popular weblogs. The Soviet Union had better technology and more money to spend on it than America, and that made the Americans jealous, even envious. I try not to get jealous of her affection for my dog. And her eyes were outlined in black eyeliner, making her green eyes stand out even more, which she was jealous of. I'm insanely jealous of people who have imaginations. They were much more intelligent than we were, and quite frankly, we were jealous of their achievements. He is jealous of their prowess, and those qualities together in this time could be the biggest asset that we have in leadership. Some English people feel jealous of Scotland's better roads, free higher education and a more efficient welfare system. She had dark brown hair and bright green eyes, I was also jealous of. By our very nature, we are selfish, jealous, envious, stricken with strife, and sometimes downright rebellious. My personal view, admittedly pretty neurotic, is that the politician is jealous of hardworking people who can manage to have a good time. Despite being backstabbers and fiercely jealous of each other, I think of writers as an international guild. Synonyms envious, covetous, desirous 1.1 Feeling or showing suspicion of someone's unfaithfulness in a relationship. a jealous boyfriend Example sentencesExamples Also, she had been asked to join study groups, but the husband was jealous, and forbade her from meeting with other students. Alison told him that her husband was a jealous man, but that she would meet him as soon as she could without worry or fear that he would find them. A jealous husband broke a man's nose because he thought someone was ‘ogling’ his wife. Over three quarters reported that their dating partners did something to make them jealous. We stopped sleeping together, but when Hanna got a new boyfriend I was jealous for the first time ever. Synonyms suspicious, distrustful, mistrustful, doubting, insecure, anxious 1.2 Fiercely protective or vigilant of one's rights or possessions. 小心保护的，唯恐失去的 Howard is still a little jealous of his authority 霍华德仍然有些唯恐失去权威。 they kept a jealous eye over their interests 他们额外小心地保护自己的权益。 Example sentencesExamples Mr Dallas said Edmunds was possessive and jealous of Miss Lawrance and took the view that if he could not have her then no one else would. He was too possessive of her, she was too jealous of him. It means that he cares enough about you and your relationship that he is getting jealous and protective of you. Synonyms protective, defensive, vigilant, watchful, heedful, mindful, careful, solicitous, attentive 1.3 (of God) demanding faithfulness and exclusive worship. （神）要绝对忠实的，须绝对崇拜的 Example sentencesExamples Milton had become too rational and believed in a fiery jealous God rather than the forgiving Holy Spirit. God in the Old Testament of the Bible is a vengeful, jealous God that smites those who disobey him. I also posed a question to him: If the Christian God was supposed to be a god of love, then why is he a jealous god? The religious justification derives from the ban on graven images, common to the jealous God of the Old Testament and to Allah. In Hebrews we also meet the strong protests of the jealous God, who is intolerant of rivals with a holy intolerance. Origin Middle English: from Old French gelos, from medieval Latin zelosus (see zealous).
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