covetous

英['kʌvətəs] 美['kʌvətəs]
  • adj. 贪婪的；贪心的；垂涎的
covetously covetousness

详细释义

    adj. (形容词)
    1. 垂涎的
    2. 贪图的
    3. 渴望的
    4. <贬>贪婪的
    5. 贪求的
    6. 妄羡的
    7. 贪得无厌的
    8. 乱要的
    9. 贪心的
    10. 妄想占有（别人东西）的

英英释义

Adjective:
  1. showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages;

    "he was never covetous before he met her"
    "jealous of his success and covetous of his possessions"
    "envious of their art collection"

  2. immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth;

    "they are avaricious and will do anything for money"
    "casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields"
    "a grasping old miser"
    "grasping commercialism"
    "greedy for money and power"
    "grew richer and greedier"
    "prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees"

双语例句

1. Even here a red Lamborghini Diablo sports car attracts covetous stares.
即便在这儿，兰博基尼的红色迪亚博罗跑车也会招来垂涎的目光。

来自柯林斯例句

2. A poor man wants some things , a covetous man all things.
穷人需求不多,财迷想要一切.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. She is envious of Jane's good looks and covetous of her car.
她既忌妒简的美貌又垂涎她的汽车.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. A covetous man is good to none but worse to himself.
贪婪之徒,与世无益,尤害自身.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. He raised his head, with a look of unrestrained greed in his covetous eyes.
他抬起头来, 一对贪婪的眼光露出馋涎欲滴的神情.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. She shows a covetous look.
      她露出贪婪的表情。
    2. He was never covetous before he met her.
      在遇到她之前，他从不贪婪妄羡。
    3. You are so covetous, eating the food in the bowl and looking at the pot.
      你真贪心
    4. He is covetous of her high salary.
      他垂涎她的高薪。
    5. He was casting covetous eyes at the company.
      他对该公司垂涎三尺。

用法讲解

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【邻近词汇】

covet Covetousness break the bag. coveting soil layer inside levee covet another country's territory Covetousness bring home nothing. Coveting rank and admiring position Covetous of his neighbor's possessions
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