核心畫面
A hand reaching across the table for a bigger share than it should take — still wanting more when there is already enough, and not caring that others get less.
桌上東西大家分，有隻手卻一直往前伸，明明夠了還要再多拿一份。重點不只是「想要」，而是「超過自己需要的、超過自己那一份…更多收起
桌上東西大家分，有隻手卻一直往前伸，明明夠了還要再多拿一份。重點不只是「想要」，而是「超過自己需要的、超過自己那一份」，而且旁邊的人因此少了。所以這個字幾乎都帶著說話者的評價——你用了它，就等於在說這樣不公平。伸出去的手可以是拿食物，也可以是拿錢、拿權力、拿別人的注意力。原始詞典資料5 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
greedyadj/ˈɡɹiːdi/
- 1
Having greed; consumed by selfish desires.
- For with ſuch puiſſance and impetuous maine / Thoſe Champions broke on them, that forſt the fly, / Like ſcattered Sheepe, whenas the Shepherds ſwaine / A Lyon and a Tigre doth eſpye, / With greedy pace forth ruſhing from the foreſt nye.
- “[…] Churchill, my dear fellow, we have such greedy sharks, and wolves in lamb's clothing. Oh, dear, there's so much to tell you, so many warnings to give you, but all that must be postponed for the moment.”
- 2
Prone to overeat.
- 3
Tending to match as much text as possible.
- This regular expression performs a greedy match.
- 4
computercomputingengineeringThat tries to find the global optimum by finding the local optimum at each stage.
- 5
archaicGreedily sought or pursued.
- Suppoſe they be in number infinit, Yet being voyd of Martiall diſcipline, All running headlong after greedie ſpoiles: […] Their careleſſe ſwords ſhal lanch their fellows throats And make vs triumph in their ouerthrow.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。