形容詞 jealous:

1. showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
   同義詞：covetous, envious
2. suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival
   同義詞：green-eyed, overjealous

1. Don't let her make mischief between you she's only jealous.
   別讓她在你們之間挑撥－－她就是太忌妒了。
2. He was hounded out of his job by jealous rivals.
   他受到忌妒他的競爭者的算計(jì)而被迫離職。
3. He is jealous of his colleague's success.
   他嫉妒同事的成功。
4. She is a wee bit jealous.
   她有點(diǎn)兒嫉妒。
5. They may feel jealous of his success.
   他們也許妒嫉他的成功。

jeal.ous

adj.（形容詞）
Fearful or wary of being supplanted; apprehensive of losing affection or position.
害怕的，憂心的：對被取代而感到害怕的或擔(dān)心的；對失去影響或位置而惴惴不安的

Resentful or bitter in rivalry; envious:
嫉妒的：在競爭時(shí)怨恨的或抱怨的；嫉妒的：
例句：
jealous of the success of others.
妒嫉別人的成功

Inclined to suspect rivalry.
懷疑的：易于懷疑（別人與之）競爭的
Having to do with or arising from feelings of envy, apprehension, or bitterness:
嫉妒的，猜忌的：源于或與羨慕、畏懼或痛苦的感情有關(guān)的：
例句：
jealous thoughts.
嫉妒的想法

Vigilant in guarding something:
警戒的：在保護(hù)某物時(shí)注意的：
例句：
We are jealous of our good name.
我們要注意自己的好名聲

Intolerant of disloyalty or infidelity; autocratic:
容不得抗?fàn)幍?，專橫的：因不忠實(shí)或背信棄義而不能忍受的；獨(dú)裁的：
例句：
a jealous God.
不容違背的上帝

來源：
Middle English jelous
中古英語 jelous
from Old French gelos [jealous, zealous]
源自 古法語 gelos [嫉妒的，熱情的]
from Vulgar Latin *zôlôsus
源自 俗拉丁語 *zôlôsus
from Late Latin zôlus [zeal] * see zeal
源自 后期拉丁語 zôlus [熱心] *參見 zeal

【引伸】
jeal.ously
adv.（副詞）
jeal.ousness
n.（名詞）
<參考詞匯><同義詞>jealous,covetous,enviousThe central meaning shared by these adjectives is .resentfully or painfully desirous of another`s advantages.:
這些形容詞的中心意思是.痛苦和或怨恨地想要得到他人的好處.：
例句：
jealous of her friend`s success;
嫉妒她朋友的成功；

例句：
covetous of his neighbor`s possessions;
垂涎鄰居的財(cái)產(chǎn)；

例句：
envious of their art collection.
艷羨他們的藝術(shù)收藏