covetousness
noun[U]
uk/ˈkʌv.ɪ.təs.nəs/us/ˈkʌv.ə.t̬əs.nəs/astrongwishto have something,especiallysomething thatbelongsto someoneelse:
(尤指对他人的东西)贪求的,垂涎的Covetousness iscondemnedas agreatsin.贪婪被谴责为一种大罪。
It is thetypeofsportscarthatexciteslustfulcovetousness.它是那种能激起人的贪婪觊觎的跑车。
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covetous
- Covetousnessaffectsrelationships.
- Everynationandculturehassayingsandproverbsabout covetousness.
- Theystealnot from afeelingof covetousness but from thefleetingreliefit gives frommentalsuffering.
Feelings of desire
- appetite
- caprice
- carnality
- compulsion
- craving
- dream
- drive
- get itchy feetidiom
- hankering
- hunger
- impulse buy
- impulse buying
- longing
- urge
- vaulting
- whim
- whimsy
- wish
- yearning
- yen
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