英语单词

jealous是什么意思

jealous

英['dʒeləs] |美['dʒɛləs]
    adj.妒忌的;羡慕的;精心守护的;吃醋的
日语:嫉妬深い 法语:jaloux 德语:eifersüchtig 韩语:질투하는 俄语:celoso

牛津词典

adj.

  1. 吃醋的;妒忌的
    feeling angry or unhappy because sb you like or love is showing interest in sb else
    1. a jealous wife/husband
      好吃醋的妻子 / 丈夫
    2. He's only talking to her to make you jealous.
      他跟她讲话就是为了让你妒忌。
  2. 妒羡的;忌妒的
    feeling angry or unhappy because you wish you had sth that sb else has
    1. She's jealous of my success.
      她忌妒我的成功。
    2. Children often feel jealous when a new baby arrives.
      新生婴儿出世时孩子常常感到忌妒。
  3. 珍惜的;爱惜的;精心守护的
    wanting to keep or protect sth that you have because it makes you feel proud
    1. They are very jealous of their good reputation (= they do not want to lose it) .
      他们极为珍惜自己的声誉。


中文词源

jealous 羡慕的,妒忌的

来自拉丁语zelus,热情,发奋,词源同zeal.引申词义热情的,热烈的,竞争的,原先主要用于形容爱情和情爱,词义贬义化为羡慕的,妒忌的,并成为主要词义。



双语例句

  1. I'd be ashamed to admit feeling jealous
    我不好意思承认自己的嫉妒之心。
  2. I was auditioning for the part of a jealous girlfriend
    我试演一个喜欢吃醋的女友角色。
  3. 'Are you jealous?' — 'Only when I'm not in control,' he says, not missing a beat.
    “你眼红吗?”——“除非我把持不住自己,”他毫不犹豫地说道。
  4. A man was found guilty yesterday of stabbing his wife after he became jealous of her cybersex relationship.
    一名男子因嫉恨妻子的网上性关系而将其刺伤,昨天他被判有罪。
  5. Pattie shot Tom in a fit of jealous rage.
    帕蒂妒火中烧,开枪击中了汤姆。
  6. She hates me having any fun and is quite jealous and spoiled.
    她见不得我开心,嫉妒心强,被惯坏了。
  7. Yes, I was hurt, jealous
    是的,我感到伤心、嫉妒。
  8. Antonia will not be jealous, or if she is, she will not show it.
    安东尼娅不会嫉妒,即便嫉妒,她也不会表现出来。
  9. She got insanely jealous and there was a terrible fight.
    她妒忌得发疯,结果是大吵一架。
  10. She was jealous of his wealth
    她忌妒他的富有。
  11. You're jealous because the record company rejected your idea.
    你之所以妒忌是因为唱片公司拒绝接受你的想法。
  12. I would be insanely jealous if Bill left me for another woman.
    要是比尔为了别的女人离开我,我会醋意大发。
  13. The new man in my life ( let's call him Dave) had a very jealous ex-girlfriend.
    我生命中这个新男人(就叫他戴夫吧),他的前女友是个醋坛子。
  14. Danny could be very jealous and possessive about me
    丹尼很爱吃醋,对我的占有欲很强。
  15. You have an intellectual rapport, a kind of easy companionship that makes me really jealous.
    你机智友善、平易近人,真是让我嫉妒。
  16. He's rude to her friends and obsessively jealous
    他对她的朋友很无礼而且嫉妒心重。
  17. A jealous colleague could spread scandalous gossip about you.
    一个心怀嫉妒的同事可能会散播有关你的丑闻谣言。
  18. A thought struck her. Was she jealous of her mother, then?
    她猛地冒出一个念头:那么难道她在嫉妒母亲吗?
  19. She was jealous, humiliated, and emotionally at the end of her tether
    她既忌妒又感到屈辱,感情上已经到了崩溃的边缘。
  20. I worked myself into frenzy plotting ways to make him jealous
    我绞尽脑汁,处心积虑,就是为了让他嫉妒。
  21. He was jealous when he discovered that she loved someone else.
    当他发现她爱别人的时候,他吃醋了。
  22. These four crooked ministers are jealous of real talent and block righteous conduct.
    这四个贼臣弄权,嫉贤妒能,闭塞贤路。
  23. I'm very jealous of your new job.
    我很羡慕你的这份新工作。
  24. Don't ask her to dance with you, her husband is very jealous.
    别要求她与你跳舞,她的丈夫很妒忌。
  25. It is not in his nature to be jealous of other people's good fortune.
    妒忌别人的好运可不是他的本性。
  26. She was jealous of her sister's good looks.
    她妒忌姐姐的美貌。
  27. She is jealous of her sister because her sister is prettier than her.
    她忌妒姐姐,因为姐姐比她漂亮。
  28. Othello was a jealous husband.
    奥赛罗是位妒忌心很重的丈夫。
  29. He is always jealous of people who earn more than he does.
    一见别人收入比他多,他就红眼。
  30. I was jealous that you had another friend.
    我妒忌你有了另一个朋友。


语源

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


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