jeal·ous /ˈdʒeləs/ ●●● S2 adjectiveadj1 JEALOUSfeeling unhappy because someone has something that you wish you had 嫉妒的;妒羨的 → enviousjealous ofWhy are you so jealous of his success? 你爲什麽這麽嫉妒他的成功?
You’re just jealous of her. 你就是在嫉妒她。
5Don’t say ‘jealous about’ someone or something or ‘jealous with’ someone. Say jealous of someone or something.不要說 ‘jealous about’ someone something 或 ‘jealous with’ someone. 而要說 jealous of someone/something.
2 JEALOUSfeeling angry and unhappy because someone you like or love is showing interest in another person, or another person is showing interest in them 吃醋的She gets jealous if I even look at another woman. 即使我只是看一眼别的女人,她也會吃醋。
He was talking to Nina to make me jealous. 他在和尼娜說話,就是爲了讓我吃醋。
jealous husband/wife/lover etc 吃醋的丈夫/妻子/愛人等
3 jealous of something formalPROUD wanting to keep or protect something that you have, because you are proud of it 〔因對某物引以爲豪而〕珍惜某物,小心守護某物a country jealous of its heritage 珍惜其傳統的國家
jealous of something• a country jealous of its heritage n GrammarSomeone is jealous of someone or something: She was jealous of her sister.
✗Don’t say: jealous about THESAURUSjealous feeling unhappy because someone has something that you want and cannot have 嫉妒的,妒羨的Maybe he's jealous because I got the job and he didn't. 他可能是在妒忌,因爲我得到了這份工作而他沒有。
Sharon had always been jealous of her sister's long blonde hair. 莎倫總是妒忌她姐姐的金色長發。
envious especially written wishing that you had something nice or special that someone else has 羨慕的When I saw the garden, I was really envious. 看到那花園,我真是羨慕。
She knew she was beautiful and enjoyed the envious looks of other women. 她知道自己很美,其他女人羨慕的目光讓她很得意。
green with envy very envious 非常羨慕的You'll be green with envy when you see their new house. 你看到他們的新房子準會非常羨慕。
ncovetous formal having a very strong desire to have something that someone else hasThe King was a covetous and grasping man.