jealous的意思|jealous的解释-里氏词典

jealous ['dʒelәs]

a. 嫉妒的, 羡慕的, 留心的, 戒备的

jealous

[ adj ]

showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages

<adj.all>

he was never covetous before he met her

jealous of his success and covetous of his possessions

envious of their art collection

suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival

<adj.all>

a jealous lover

Jealous \Jeal"ous\, a. [OE. jalous, gelus, OF. jalous, F.
jaloux, LL. zelosus zealous, fr. zelus emulation, zeal,
jealousy, Gr. zh^los. See {Zeal}, and cf. {Zealous}.]
1. Zealous; solicitous; vigilant; anxiously watchful.

I have been very jealous for the Lord God of hosts.
--Kings xix.
10.

How nicely jealous is every one of us of his own
repute! --Dr. H. More.

2. Apprehensive; anxious; suspiciously watchful.

'This doing wrong creates such doubts as these,
Renders us jealous and disturbs our peace. --Waller.

The people are so jealous of the clergy's ambition.
--Swift.

3. Demanding exclusive devotion; intolerant of rivalry.

Thou shalt worship no other God; for the Lord, whose
name is Jealous, is a jealous God. --Ex. xxxiv.
14.

4. Disposed to suspect rivalry in matters of interest and
affection; apprehensive regarding the motives of possible
rivals, or the fidelity of friends; distrustful; having
morbid fear of rivalry in love or preference given to
another; painfully suspicious of the faithfulness of
husband, wife, or lover.

If the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be
jealous of his wife. --Num. v. 14.

To both these sisters have I sworn my love:
Each jealous of the other, as the stung
Are of the adder. --Shak.

It is one of the best bonds, both of chastity and
obedience, in the wife, if she think her husband
wise; which she will never do if she find him
jealous. --Bacon.

Syn: Suspicious; anxious; envious.

Usage: {Jealous}, {Suspicious}. Suspicious is the wider term.
We suspect a person when we distrust his honesty and
imagine he has some bad design. We are jealous when we
suspect him of aiming to deprive us of what we dearly
prize. Iago began by awakening the suspicions of
Othello, and converted them at last into jealousy.
``Suspicion may be excited by some kind of accusation,
not supported by evidence sufficient for conviction,
but sufficient to trouble the repose of confidence.''
``Jealousy is a painful apprehension of rivalship in
cases that are peculiarly interesting to us.''
--Cogan.

Acutely aware if not jealous of the connections archrival Bechtel Group Inc. has had with top government figures (including former Secretary of State George Shultz), Fluor is now leaning on its outside directors for help.
Salcido told the agents he killed his wife and a co-worker in a jealous rage believing they were romantically involved, federal officials have said.
He adds that "whites may be a little jealous that blacks have access to the extra help."
They're jealous of O-M's success, jealous of Bernard Tapie (the club's chairman) and they don't give a shit about Marseilles.'
They're jealous of O-M's success, jealous of Bernard Tapie (the club's chairman) and they don't give a shit about Marseilles.'
The plastic-bodied vehicles sport a snout that would have made Cyrano de Bergerac jealous.
Moore said he filed charges against Shannon's jealous ex-boyfriend after an incident on March 28, spoke with police repeatedly and gave detectives statements.
"The British Museum bought the tomb from an Italian dealer in 1871 because the Louvre had one and we were jealous," said Dr. Susan Walker, an antiquities expert.
Jackson's longtime friend and pastor, the Rev. Clay Evans, contended some were jealous of Jackson because of his stature and support.
Is he just trying to make her jealous through the magic of what he calls his Donny-cam?
As one of Mr. Robinson's critics recently put it: "King Fahd may have been jealous of Yamani, but he wasn't stupid."
"Agatha Christie was jealous of her creation.
He was real jealous.
They'll be so jealous." The pub stop capped a day in which Quayle spent much of his time shaking hands and posing for pictures, including several on a boat tour of Sydney's breathtaking harbor.
They both were very jealous of each other.
The body of Caroline M. Rubia has never been found, but an occultist contacted by police theorizes the 52-year-old woman was buried in a grave beneath a crude cross, the victim of her jealous lover's suicidal obsession with the primitive religion.
He's jealous of a younger brother named Jigger, the darling of both parents.
Roland Mangubat, provincial board member, quoted landowner Cresencia Hermosilia as saying she did not believe the attackers were communist rebels but "jealous neighbors" who accused her of using religion to make money.
Gregarious, emotional, sensual, jealous of their traditions and and ferociously proud of their fertile land, they have far more in common with the Mediterraneans than their cousins to the frozen north.
Essex County District Attorney Kevin Burke said Carver apparently was jealous that his then-fiancee was dating a tenant of the rooming house.
You're not jealous that we're still chums, are you darling? Elyot: Baffled, rather.
People are disappointed." A jealous winery worker went on a bloody rampage Friday and killed five people, including his wife and mother-in-law, then fled with his three young daughters, authorities said.
"Groups outside of Cuba have to be jealous," says Mr. Perez.
"Sometimes I'm jealous of them," he says.
I've never felt jealous of an actor or actress. You can't be them.
Many of them are jealous of us, I think, because they feel our people are taking their jobs." The Vietnamese initially took the lowest-paying menial jobs, jobs nobody else wanted.
She tends to dismiss criticism as the carping of jealous rivals.
Mr. Dhlakama is said to be jealous of Jonas Savimbi, the high-profile leader of the anti-communist guerrillas in Angola who is received by leaders around the world.
He is the jealous friend of Philinte, and the jealous lover of Celimene.
He is the jealous friend of Philinte, and the jealous lover of Celimene.

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