covet音标

英 [ˈkʌvət]

美 [ˈkʌvɪt]

covet基本释义

v.觊觎；垂涎；贪图

covet用法及例句

verb

1. wish, long, or crave for (something, especially the property of another person)

e.g. She covets her sister's house

1. 渴望;贪求;觊觎If you covet something, you strongly want to have it for yourself.

e.g. She coveted his job so openly that conversations between them were tense.她毫不隐讳地表示想得到他的工作，以至于他们之间说话都带着火药味。

1. 垂涎, 觊觎：coven 女巫大聚会, 十三女巫大集会 | covet 垂涎, 觊觎 | retract 缩进;缩回

2. 妄想：covert speech 内隐言语 | covet 妄想 | covetous 贪婪的

3. 垂涎：coverture 保护 | covet 垂涎 | covetous 贪婪的

4. 觊觎：brutal暴徒 | covet觊觎 | invasion入侵

They covet subacid Liquors, and abhor fat and oily things.

出自：J. Arbuthnot

Her mind..coveted to regain its serenity.

出自：F. Burney

He did not covet small-bore social acceptance.

出自：D. Halberstam

近义词

临近词

ambition雄心

languish衰弱无力

want要

envy羡慕

yearn for渴望

lust贪欲

crave渴望

desire渴望

hanker向往

long for渴望

wish for希望得到

pine松树

Coveting space

covetous

covet fame

covetously

coveting parts

covetousness

cow

covetous of

Covetti

covert

covet a jewel

covetable

相关列句

We do not covet anything from any nation.(我们不觊觎任何国家的任何东西。)

Mr Appleby does not covet power.(艾波比先生不觊觎权力。)

Many large companies covet these low - cost acquisition of troubled small companies.(许多大公司都觊觎低价收购这些陷入困境的小公司。)

Remember not to covet petty gain, your point is reasonable.(切记别贪图小便宜，贵一点是有道理的。。)

Covet ye therefore my words, and love them, and you shall have instruction.(所以你们应思慕我的话，珍爱我的话，如此，你们必深受教益。)

Let not thy heart covet her beauty, be not caught with her winks.(不让你的心贪恋她的美色，不让她的秋波迷惑你。)

Money on like water, without it will die of thirst; covet it will drown.(金钱就像水一样，缺了它会渴死；贪图它会淹死。)

The only covet is: can I lie on the belly, feel warm.(我唯一的贪图是：能躺在的肚子里，感受温暖。)

Why did Mr Murdoch so covet the Wall Street Journal if he perceived so many flaws in its reporting?(如果说默多克先生在《华尔街日报》的报告中察觉到了如此多的缺陷，他为什么仍旧那样觊觎着这家报纸？)

Consumerism makes people covet everything.(消费主义使人想要一切。)