jealousy

US: /ˈdʒɛɫəsi/
UK: /d‍ʒˈɛləsi/


English Vietnamese dictionary


jealousy /'dʤeləsi/
  • danh từ
    • lòng ghen tị, lòng ghen ghét; tính đố kỵ; thái độ ghen tị; thái độ ghen ghét
    • máu ghen, thái độ ghen tuông
    • sự bo bo giữ chặt; sự hết sức giữ gìn
    • sự cảnh giác vì ngờ vực

Advanced English dictionary


+ noun (plural jealousies)
1 [U] a feeling of being jealous: I felt sick with jealousy. + sexual jealousy
2 [C] an action or a remark that shows that a person is jealous: I'm tired of her petty jealousies.

Collocation dictionary


ADJ.

bitter, extreme, intense, obsessive, pure, violent | irrational | professional, sexual

QUANT.

fit
He broke off the engagement in a fit of jealousy.
| pang, rush, stab, twinge
I felt a pang of jealousy.

VERB + JEALOUSY

feel
She'd never felt jealousy before.
| arouse, cause, create, provoke
Her promotion aroused intense jealousy among her colleagues.

PREP.

~ of
his obsessive jealousy of his ex-wife

PHRASES

feelings of jealousy


Concise English dictionary


jealousies'dʒeləsɪ
noun
+a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival)
+zealous vigilance