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单词 jealousy
释义
jealousy
(eləsi )
Word forms:
1. uncountable noun
Jealousy is the feeling of anger or bitterness which someone has when they think that another person is trying to take a lover or friend, or a possession, away from them.
At first his jealousy only showed in small ways–he didn't mind me talking to other guys.
Synonyms: suspicion, distrust, mistrust, possessiveness  
2. uncountable noun
Jealousy is the feeling of anger or bitterness which someone has when they wish that they could have the qualities or possessions that another person has.
Her beauty causes envy and jealousy.
Synonyms: envy, resentment, resentfulness, enviousness  
Quotations:
O! Beware, my lord, of jealousy;
It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock
The meat it feeds on
William ShakespeareOthello
Love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave Bible: Song of Solomon
It is not love that is blind, but jealousyLawrence DurrellJustine
Jealousy is no more than feeling alone against smiling enemiesElizabeth BowenThe House in Paris
Jealousy is always born with love, but does not always die with itDuc de la RochefoucauldMaxims
Jealousy is the greatest of all evils, and the one which arouses the least pity in the person who causes itDuc de la RochefoucauldMaxims
Love that is fed by jealousy dies hardOvidRemedia Amoris
To jealousy, nothing is more frightful than laughterFrançoise SaganLa Chamade
Anger and jealousy can no more bear to lose sight of their objects than loveGeorge EliotThe Mill on the Floss
the injured lover's hellJohn MiltonParadise Lost
Collocations:
petty jealousy
Just float on top of their petty jealousy, invite them graciously and, in fact, try to make friends with them, on the surface at least.
The Sun
We've been married for two years, she should be above such petty jealousy, surely?
Times, Sunday Times
Alec was genial and friendly, though not above a little petty jealousy.
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In its absence, all that remains are the petty jealousies and the administrative manoeuvrings of an upmarket golf club.
The Times Literary Supplement
But within days, tensions, suspicions and petty jealousies all rise to the surface and the dream holiday ends up being anything but.
The Sun
professional jealousy
The marriage, however, was strained by professional jealousy and conflicting ambitions.
Times, Sunday Times
I even felt a nudge of professional jealousy.
Times, Sunday Times
No doubt professional jealousy was the cause of at least some of the correspondence.
Times, Sunday Times
This professional jealousy only disadvantages readers and viewers.
ST
Professional jealousy vies with personal loyalty, to wonderfully chaotic effect.
Times, Sunday Times
Translations:
Chinese: 猜忌
Japanese: 嫉妬
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