プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第３版)の解説
よく【欲】
〔欲望〕(a) desire ((for, to do, that)); 〔貪欲どんよく〕greed，((文)) avarice
- 娘に死なれ，生きる欲もなくなった
Having lost my daughter, I have no interest in life [no desire to go on living]. - 妻は欲のない女です
〔物を欲しがらない〕My wife is a woman of few wants.／〔欲張りでない〕My wife is far from greedy [((文))avaricious]. - 所有欲の強い彼は妻にひどくやきもちを焼いた
He was so possessive that he was an extremely jealous husband. - 彼は権力［名誉］欲が強い
He has a strong desire for power [fame].／He is hungry for power [fame]. - 欲に目がくらむ
- 欲に目がくらんだ
He was blind with greed [avarice]. - 欲の皮が突っ張っている
- 彼は欲の皮が突っ張っている
He is as greedy as he can be. - 欲も得もない
- 欲も得もなく眠りこけた
He slept on, forgetting [dead to] everything. - 欲を言えば
- 欲を言えばもう少し思いやりがあるといい
「I wish [If only] he were a little more considerate.