/ɡriːd/ n.1.(desire for food)贪食；贪嘴；贪吃
I wasn't really hungry, it was just pure greed that made me eat it.实际上我并不饿, 吃了它纯粹是因为嘴馋。
2.(desire for money, power)贪婪；贪心；贪欲
all the hatred and violence, greed, and selfishness in the world世界上的一切仇恨、暴力、贪婪和自私
I get fed up with other people's greed.我受够了别人的贪婪。
It was a crime motivated entirely by greed.这完全是一桩由贪念引发的犯罪。
greed for sth对某物的贪婪
his greed for knowledge and experience他对知识和经验的极度渴求
an insatiable greed for personal power and glory对个人权力和荣誉的贪得无厌