| 词汇 | coveting |
| 释义 | coveting present participle ofcovet covet verb[ T ] formaluk /ˈkʌv.ɪt/ us /ˈkʌv.ət/ to want to have something very much, especially something that belongs to someone else: 觊觎，垂涎（尤指他人之物）；贪求，渴望 She always coveted power but never quite achieved it.她一直贪求权力，但从未得逞。 The Booker Prize is the most coveted British literary award.布克奖是最令人向往的英国文学奖。 Envy and jealousy be green with envyidiom covet covetable covetous covetously disgustingly enviable enviably envious enviously envy envyingly green greenly grudge jealous jealousy possessive possessively threatened Examples of covetingcoveting In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The newsletter featured items that she was coveting in the worlds of fashion, beauty and lifestyle. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He was not known for swearing, cheating, or coveting. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The command against coveting is seen as a natural consequence of the command to love your neighbor as yourself. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He accuses the barbarians (a reference to the private merchants) of coveting profit and lacking morality. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Tiffany is an overachiever, coveting success and frequently achieving it. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. 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. |
| 随便看 |
|
反思网英语在线翻译词典收录了377474条英语词汇在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用英语词汇的中英文双语翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。