| 词汇 | covetable |
| 释义 | covetable adjective UKformaluk /ˈkʌv.ɪ.tə.bəl/ us /ˈkʌv.ə.t̬ə.bəl/ used to refer to something that people want to have令人十分渴望的，令人非常向往的 Envy and jealousy all right be green with envyidiom covet covetous covetously covetousness enviable enviably envious enviously enviousness envyingly green greenly grudge jealous jealously possessive possessively threatened There is yet another copy of the same date, upon vellum, but with different illuminations: equally magnificent and covetable. This is really one of the most covetable little volumes in the world. Examples of covetablecovetable Right away, he succeeded in making the skirt a covetable item, showing several versions of paneled, knee-length styles with asymmetrical hems--all of them effortless. From Los Angeles Times Apparently, this makes the apartments more covetable. From WIRED Eventually, a proper runway show began, featuring covetable street wear staples, including oversized bombers, camo flak jackets, slouchy sweat shorts and tube dresses. From Hollywood Reporter But that's what makes it so covetable. From New York Post Apparently, this makes the apartments more covetable. From WIRED This woman, seen face to face, yes, she was beautiful, desirable, covetable. From Project Gutenberg Here it seemed not only possible but covetable. From Project Gutenberg Adjacent to the old kitchen was abundant cellarage for the stowing of many and diverse covetable things of the trading first lord's importation. From Project Gutenberg He saw this covetable being now indifferent to him, out of his power to possess, likely soon to pass into the possession of another. From Project Gutenberg No investments yield a more covetable dividend than those made in gifts of public beneficence. From Project Gutenberg The wicked civilian has comparatively little interest in overthrowing ecclesiastical authority; it is often a useful help to him, and presents in itself little which seems covetable. From Project Gutenberg These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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