1 . Danny could be very jealous and possessive about me.
丹尼很愛吃醋，對我的占有欲很強。
來自柯林斯例句
2 . I was auditioning for the part of a jealous girlfriend.
我試演一個喜歡吃醋的女友角色。
來自柯林斯例句
3 . He was jealous when he discovered that she loved someone else.
當他發現她愛別人的時候,他吃醋了.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
4 . He acted out of jealousy.
他那樣做是出于吃醋.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
5 . " What right have you to be jealous? " asked the widow.
那婦人道: “ 吃醋也輪得到你?
來自漢英文學 - 圍城
1 . jealousy
She is always quarrelling from jealousy ., 她總愛爭風吃醋.
2 . be jealous
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吃醋是妒忌的同義詞和比喻語，據傳這個典故出自唐朝的宮庭里，唐太宗為了籠絡人心，要為當朝宰相房玄齡納妾，大臣之妻出于嫉妒，橫加干涉，就是不讓。太宗無奈，只得令大臣之妻在喝毒酒和納小妾之中選擇其一。沒想到房夫人確有幾分剛烈，寧愿一死也不在皇帝面前低頭。于是端起那杯“毒酒”一飲而盡。當房夫人含淚喝完后，才發現杯中不是毒酒，而是帶有甜酸香味的濃醋。從此便把“嫉妒”和“吃醋”融合起來，“吃醋”便成了嫉妒的比喻語。
