► 成句
欲 [(2)よく] [欲の皮が突っ張る] meaning: greed rank: 2
☆ 彼は欲の皮が突っ張っている ⇨ He has his greed skin stretched out. He is very greedy
► 名詞
欲 [(2)よく] meaning: ambition rank: 2
☆ 彼は欲が無さ過ぎて仕事で出世しない ⇨ He doesn’t get ahead at work because he has too little ambition
欲 [(2)よく] meaning: desire rank: 2
☆ 食欲 ⇨ A desire to eat. Appetite
欲 [(2)よく] meaning: greed rank: 2
☆ 欲が深い人 ⇨ A person with deep desire. A greedy person
☆ 欲に目が眩んだ政治家 ⇨ A politician blinded by greed
More examples:
- これが欲しいの？ ⇨ Do you want this?
- 人間の強欲は飽くことを知らない ⇨ Human greed doesn’t know to satiate
- どれが欲しいのか指し示して下さい ⇨ Point the one you would like
- 心が本当に欲するもの ⇨ The thing your mind really desires
- 彼は新しい知識を貪欲に吸収した ⇨ He absorbed new knowledge insatiably
- 彼は強欲に駆られて殺人を犯した ⇨ He committed a murder driven by greed
- 欲張り過ぎて結局損をした ⇨ I was too greedy and ended up losing more
- 冷たい飲み物が欲しい ⇨ I want some cold drinks
- どれが欲しい？ ⇨ Which one do you want?
- どっちも欲しい ⇨ I want both of them
- うちの子供には逞しく育って欲しい ⇨ I want my kids to grow up to be tough
- 愛欲の世界 ⇨ The world of lust
- 白黒はっきりさせて欲しい ⇨ We want it to be clarified, what is right and what is wrong
- 私の名前を余計な引き合いに出さないで欲しい ⇨ I don’t want my name used as a reference
- 彼は結婚するまで禁欲している ⇨ He is staying celibate until he gets married