单词 | jealous |
释义 | jealous (dʒeləs ) 1. adjective B1+ If someone is jealous, they feel angry or bitter because they think that another person is trying to take a lover or friend, or a possession, away from them. She got insanely jealous and there was a terrible fight. Synonyms: suspicious, suspecting, guarded, protective jealously adverb [ADVERB with verb] B2 The formula is jealously guarded. 2. adjective B2 If you are jealous of another person's possessions or qualities, you feel angry or bitter because you do not have them. She was jealous of his wealth. [+ of] You're jealous because the record company rejected your idea. jealously adverb [ADVERB after verb] Gloria eyed them jealously. Collocations: a bit jealous You will be amazed to discover who wants to go out with you - and it could make friends a bit jealous. The Sun He gets his name in the title of all the shows and it genuinely makes me a bit jealous. The Sun I was a bit jealous but delighted for them. The Sun I had one friend who was a bit jealous about it, but we got over it. The Sun I don't think she'll come and watch the show, she gets a bit jealous. The Sun A jealous colleague reported him to the musicians' union, and he was expelled. Times, Sunday Times And who was the (unnamed) jealous colleague? Times,Sunday Times Yes, there was a leaker, but no jealous colleagues or troublemakers. Times,Sunday Times They often like their students, preferring bright, energetic, forward-looking young people to their sour, political and jealous colleagues. Times, Sunday Times So many of the corporation's news team have now had cameos in it that jealous colleagues have started to ask when it will be their turn. Times, Sunday Times This was not the first time he had flown into a jealous rage. Times, Sunday Times There's a genuine 'gasp' moment as his jealous rage gets the better of him. The Sun Largely, the reminder was in vain and jealous rage broke out within minutes. Times, Sunday Times In the following days he descended further and further into a jealous rage. Times, Sunday Times I'm not a jealous type because it's hard to gain my trust in the first place. The Sun He's the jealous type anyway and will know it cannot be his because the dates won't fit. The Sun He has never been the jealous type and has always supported me. Times, Sunday Times I am not the jealous type and accepted his explanation. The Sun Is she the jealous type? Times,Sunday Times I was secretly jealous of her when they put me in pottery instead. Times, Sunday Times He hadn't been secretly jealous or twofaced. Times, Sunday Times As they grew up, he was secretly jealous of his brother's position as pharaoh, considering himself the true power behind the throne. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 妒忌的 Japanese: 嫉妬深い |
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