jealous
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++jeal·ous /ˈdʒeləs/ ●●● S2 adjective 1 JEALOUSfeeling unhappy because someone has something that you wish you had 嫉妒的；妒羡的 → enviousjealous of Why are you so jealous of his success? 你为什么这么嫉妒他的成功？ You’re just jealous of her. 你就是在嫉妒她。5 ► Don’t say ‘jealous about’ someone or something or ‘jealous with’ someone. Say jealous of someone or something.不要说 ‘jealous about’ someone something 或 ‘jealous with’ someone. 而要说 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，她也会吃醋。 He was talking to Nina to make me jealous. 他在和尼娜说话，就是为了让我吃醋。jealous husband/wife/lover etc 吃醋的丈夫/妻子/爱人等3 jealous of something formalPROUD wanting to keep or protect something that you have, because you are proud of it 〔因对某物引以为豪而〕珍惜某物，小心守护某物 a country jealous of its heritage 珍惜其传统的国家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，妒羡的Maybe he's jealous because I got the job and he didn't. 他可能是在妒忌，因为我得到了这份工作而他没有。Sharon had always been jealous of her sister's long blonde hair. 莎伦总是妒忌她姐姐的金色长发。envious especially written wishing that you had something nice or special that someone else has 羡慕的When I saw the garden, I was really envious. 看到那花园，我真是羡慕。She knew she was beautiful and enjoyed the envious looks of other women. 她知道自己很美，其他女人羡慕的目光让她很得意。green with envy very envious 非常羡慕的You'll be green with envy when you see their new house. 你看到他们的新房子准会非常羡慕。ncovetous formal having a very strong desire to have something that someone else hasThe King was a covetous and grasping man.
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jealous• Maureen showed an unexpected aptitude for driving and learned very quickly but Helen was not jealous.• Corwin has several female friends, and says his wife has never been jealous.• Maybe he's jealous because I got the job and he didn't.• That kind of jealous behaviour isn't conducive to having a healthy, strong relationship.• Police believe the shootings may have been the work of a jealous boyfriend.• I never felt jealous either, never believed I would be.• A jealous husband using an axe on his wife.• a jealous husband• My girlfriend gets jealous if I even look at another woman.• Some parents feel jealous if their child loves the nanny or babysitter.• Trying to make your boyfriend or girlfriend jealous isn't a good idea.• I guess some of the other kids are jealous of her talent.• His wife Kasturbal was a beautiful young woman and he felt more jealous of her than ever.• Rasputin was killed by men who were jealous of his influence with the Russian royal family.• She can not say she is jealous of pictures on a page.• Some fathers are jealous of the attention a new baby receives, even if they won't admit it.jealous of• Jerome is definitely jealous of his brother's success.jealous husband/wife/lover etc• Keitel is badly miscast as the comically jealous husband.• A jealous lover certainly would be acting on his own.• It was Zeus' jealous wife Hera, not the innocuous underworld custodian Hades, who made Hercules' life a nightmare.• A jealous husband using an axe on his wife.Origin jealous (1200-1300) Old French jelous, from Late Latin zelus; → ZEALjeal·ous adjective →n GRAMMAR1 →THESAURUS1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
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jealous
jeal‧ous /ˈdʒeləs/
adjective1. feeling unhappy because someone has something that you wish you had ⇨ envious
jealous of
Why are you so jealous of his success?
You’re just jealous of her.
► Do not say ‘jealous about’ someone or something or ‘jealous with’ someone. Say jealous of someone or something.
2. feeling angry and unhappy because someone you like or love is showing interest in another person, or another person is showing interest in them:
She gets jealous if I even look at another woman.
He was talking to Nina to make me jealous.
jealous husband/wife/lover etc
3. jealous of something formal wanting to keep or protect something that you have, because you are proud of it:
a country jealous of its heritage
▪ jealous feeling unhappy because someone has something that you want and cannot have: Maybe he's jealous because I got the job and he didn't. | Sharon had always been jealous of her sister's long blonde hair.
▪envious especially written wishing that you had something nice or special that someone else has: When I saw the garden, I was really envious. | She knew she was beautiful and enjoyed the envious looks of other women.
▪green with envy very envious: You'll be green with envy when you see their new house.
▪covetous formal having a very strong desire to have something that someone else has: The King was a covetous and grasping man.
jeal‧ous /ˈdʒeləs/
adjective1. feeling unhappy because someone has something that you wish you had ⇨ enviousjealous of
► Do not say ‘jealous about’ someone or something or ‘jealous with’ someone. Say jealous of someone or something.
2. feeling angry and unhappy because someone you like or love is showing interest in another person, or another person is showing interest in them:
jealous husband/wife/lover etc
3. jealous of something formal wanting to keep or protect something that you have, because you are proud of it:
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