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单词 greedily
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Definition of greedily in English:

greedily

adverb ˈɡriːdɪliˈɡridəli
  • 1In a way that shows an excessive desire or appetite for food.

    we greedily devoured the hors d'oeuvres
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He began to eat more, and more greedily than he had done before.
    • The ducks were greedily snapping up the bread off the ground.
    • She gives her a chocolate bar, which the little girl eats greedily.
    • He was greedily gulping down a glass of wine and inhaling the food.
    • Pete was sitting upright in bed, greedily eating from a bowl of strawberries and cream.
    • A dog yelped, greedily eyeing the leftovers.
    • Nothing beats holding your food in your hands and biting greedily into it.
    • On the way home, she buys peaches, which she greedily eats.
    • The girls squealed with delight as they each grabbed a slice greedily.
    • He was stuffing his face greedily with the cake.
    1. 1.1 With an intense and selfish desire for wealth or power.
      bureaucrats are greedily eyeing the organization's rich portfolio of property
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Advertisers are guilty of greedily commodifying luxury.
      • The pirates of the boardroom are greedily grabbing all our money.
      • At the beginning of the experiment, all the cash is quickly and greedily grabbed.
      • Christopher had not that impetuosity of youth that rushes greedily to snatch at whatever prize is offered.
      • Man has carelessly and greedily exploited nature.
      • A son is accused of greedily exploiting his aging mother, a beloved philanthropist who had dedicated much of her life to charity.
      • These telephone lines were installed with taxpayers' money and are now being greedily exploited by rich profiteers.
      • There are a lot of other nations busily, and greedily, assisting them in stripping the oceans.
      • People greedily exploit dwindling resources and pollute the atmosphere.
      • This country has become extraordinarily and greedily litigious.
 
 

Definition of greedily in US English:

greedily

adverbˈɡrēdəlēˈɡridəli
  • 1In a way that shows an excessive desire or appetite for food.

    we greedily devoured the hors d'oeuvres
    Example sentencesExamples
    • On the way home, she buys peaches, which she greedily eats.
    • He began to eat more, and more greedily than he had done before.
    • Nothing beats holding your food in your hands and biting greedily into it.
    • He was stuffing his face greedily with the cake.
    • He was greedily gulping down a glass of wine and inhaling the food.
    • The girls squealed with delight as they each grabbed a slice greedily.
    • She gives her a chocolate bar, which the little girl eats greedily.
    • The ducks were greedily snapping up the bread off the ground.
    • Pete was sitting upright in bed, greedily eating from a bowl of strawberries and cream.
    • A dog yelped, greedily eyeing the leftovers.
    1. 1.1 With an intense and selfish desire for wealth or power.
      bureaucrats are greedily eyeing the organization's rich portfolio of property
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Man has carelessly and greedily exploited nature.
      • People greedily exploit dwindling resources and pollute the atmosphere.
      • These telephone lines were installed with taxpayers' money and are now being greedily exploited by rich profiteers.
      • A son is accused of greedily exploiting his aging mother, a beloved philanthropist who had dedicated much of her life to charity.
      • There are a lot of other nations busily, and greedily, assisting them in stripping the oceans.
      • Christopher had not that impetuosity of youth that rushes greedily to snatch at whatever prize is offered.
      • Advertisers are guilty of greedily commodifying luxury.
      • This country has become extraordinarily and greedily litigious.
      • The pirates of the boardroom are greedily grabbing all our money.
      • At the beginning of the experiment, all the cash is quickly and greedily grabbed.
 
 
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