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jealous

adjective
🔊/ˈdʒeləs/
🔊/ˈdʒeləs/
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  1. feeling angry or unhappy because somebody you like or love is showing interest in somebody else吃醋的；妒忌的
    • a jealous wife/husband好吃醋的妻子／丈夫
    • He's only talking to her to make you jealous.他跟她讲话只是让你妒忌。🔊🔊
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    • I can remember feeling madly jealous when he was with other women.记得他和别的女人在一起时，我嫉妒得发疯。
    • Peter was obsessively jealous and his behaviour was driving his wife away.彼得过分嫉妒的举止令他的妻子想离他而去。
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  2. jealous (of somebody/something) feeling angry or unhappy because you wish you had something that somebody else has妒羡的；忌妒的 synonym envious
    • She's jealous of my success.她忌妒我的成功。🔊🔊
    • Children often feel jealous when a new baby arrives.新生婴儿出世时孩子常常感到忌妒。🔊🔊
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    • She was rather jealous of me.她相当嫉妒我。
    • There's nothing for you to feel jealous about.没有什么值得你嫉妒的。
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  3. jealous (of something) wanting to keep or protect something that you have because it makes you feel proud珍惜的；爱惜的；精心守护的
    • They are very jealous of their good reputation (= they do not want to lose it).他们极为珍惜自己的声誉。🔊🔊
    Topics Personal qualitiesb1
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    • be
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    • extremely
    • fairly
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    preposition
    • about
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    4. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French gelos, from medieval Latin zelosus, from Latin zelus ‘zeal, jealousy’.