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基本词汇
v.觊觎；垂涎；贪图
v.觊觎；垂涎；贪图
形容词: covetable 副词: covetingly 名词: coveter 过去式: coveted 过去分词: coveted 现在分词: coveting 第三人称单数: covets
英英释义
词典解释
网络解释
verb
1. wish, long, or crave for (something, especially the property of another person)
e.g. She covets her sister's house
1. 渴望;贪求;觊觎
If you covet something, you strongly want to have it for yourself.
e.g. 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。
1. 垂涎, 觊觎：coven 女巫大聚会, 十三女巫大集会 | covet 垂涎, 觊觎 | retract 缩进;缩回
2. 妄想：covert speech 内隐言语 | covet 妄想 | covetous 贪婪的
3. 垂涎：coverture 保护 | covet 垂涎 | covetous 贪婪的
4. 觊觎：brutal暴徒 | covet觊觎 | invasion入侵
经典引文
They covet subacid Liquors, and abhor fat and oily things.
出自：J. ArbuthnotHer mind..coveted to regain its serenity.
出自：F. BurneyHe did not covet small-bore social acceptance.
出自：D. Halberstam