英语单词短语词组“covetous”的中文翻译、释义及用法解析-英汉词典

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单词	covetous
释义	covetous adjective formaldisapproving uk /ˈkʌv.ɪ.təs/us /ˈkʌv.ə.t̬əs/ wantingto have something too much,especiallysomething thatbelongsto someoneelse: （尤指对属于别人的东西）贪求的，垂涎的 I can'thelpcastingcovetouslooksat my neighbour's new Porsche.我忍不住对邻居的新保时捷车垂涎欲滴。 Synonyms acquisitive(WANTING THINGS)formaloftendisapproving avariciousformaldisapproving envious graspingdisapproving greedydisapproving jealous(UNHAPPY) Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples jealous jealousI'm so jealous that she's going to that concert! enviousShe was very envious of her brother's success. green with envyYou'll be green with envy when you meet her new boyfriend. possessiveShe has a wildly possessive boyfriend who doesn't like her even looking at other men. covetousShe's covetous of his gorgeous house. See more results » SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Envy and jealousy all right be green with envyidiom covet covetable covetously covetousness disgustingly enviable enviably envious enviously enviousness envy green grudge jealous jealously jealousy possessive threatened Related words covetously covetousness (Definition ofcovetousfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press) Examplesofcovetous covetous It will provoke intensecovetousdiscussion, as it is difficult to explain the context to citizens. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English It is on that audience that private interests are now castingcovetouseyes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is nonsense to argue that there is no injustice to unfortunate people whose land happens to catch thecovetouseye of the local authority. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 For the land question still remains, and manycovetouseyes will be directed to the amount of land still held by landlords and large farmers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Do they not think that we arecovetousand desire to make claims throughout the length and breadth of the world? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Today, a similarcovetouscouncil need only exercise compulsory purchase powers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That is different from global aggression or casting acovetouseye on the oil fields. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is evidence of the high academic standards which are attained that in a number of cases universities have been looking at these colleges withcovetouseyes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 All this means that a large number of extra people will come into the market with compulsory powers, and castcovetouseyes on what is today good agricultural land. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We should not becovetous. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If we do not, it is inevitable that many more people will be castingcovetouseyes in the direction of our water, and that is something we want to avoid. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English He was indeed boastful, and alsocovetousof honours and wealth. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Of course, his bickeringcovetousheirs and associates would rather keep the jewel for themselves. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Kartavirya wascovetousand wanted the calf as his own. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They arecovetousand suspicious of each other. 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. #https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/covetous##
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