covet 详细解释
covet
['kʌvit]
v.觊觎, 垂涎, 贪图
vt.
垂涎; 贪图; 渴望
He won the coveted position.
他得到了人人都向往的职位。
vi.
垂涎; 贪图[(+after/for)]
covet after wealth
贪图财富
词形变化
形容词: covetable | 副词: covetingly | 名词: coveter | 动词过去式: coveted | 动词过去分词: coveted | 动词现在分词: coveting | 动词第三人称单数: covets |
词义辨析
同义:
vt.垂涎; 贪图
同义参见:
英英释义
动词 covet:
wish, long, or crave for (something, especially the property of another person)
补充
covetcovet英:[ˈkʌvit] 美:[ˈkʌvɪt]vt. & vi.1.贪求; 觊觎例句
1. She coveted his job so openly that conversations between them were tense.她毫不隐讳地表示想得到他的工作, 以至于他们之间说话都带着火药味。 2. These old stamps are eagerly coveted by collectors.收藏家们对这些旧邮票都垂涎三尺。 3. He won the prize they all coveted.他赢得了他们大家都渴望得到的奖品。 4. It is a sin to covet.贪得无厌是一种罪恶。 5. I covet one of their bubblejet printers.我很想要他们的一台喷墨打印机。 6. "All his life he has coveted [=craved, desired] success."他一生都在渴望成功。 7. a coveted prize梦寐以求的奖金 8. His religion warns against coveting material goods.他的宗教信仰告诫他不要贪求物质财富。热门单词推荐
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