covet是什么意思_音标_用法_例句

简单释义：

v. 觊觎；渴望；妄想(别人东西)

网络 垂涎；贪求；贪图

变形：

第三人称单数：covets  现在分词：coveting  过去分词：coveted  

完整释义：

v.

1.贪图,觊觎,垂涎,想吃,羡慕
2.妄想(别人东西),贪求
3.盼望,渴望,想得到

例句：

1. I covet my neighbor's fancy ice cream maker, but with its not so sweet price tag of $500, I'm content with my Krups version at just $70.
   我一直觊觎我邻居那台可爱的冰激凌机，但因为它不那么可爱的500美元的标价，我更满意我那只需70美元的克鲁伯机。

2. One may covet the position of President or King, but would not change places with them unless it meant the continuance of his own identity.
   有人可能会觊觎总统或国王的位置，但不会改变他们的地方，除非它指的是利用自己的身份继续。

3. Down to date, we still infatuated crazy idea here, covet you to return.
   直到今天，我们仍在这里痴心妄想，妄想着你的归来。

4. Beijing's rulers will never achieve the stability they covet until they deal with the root causes of these problems.
   首都的统治者如果不解决这些问题的根源，则他们永远不可能获得他们觊觎的那种稳定。

5. So, I also urged not to trade frequently, do short-term trading, do not covet petty profits.
   所以，我也极力主张不要频繁交易，不做短线交易，不要贪图蝇头小利。

6. I seem to talk myself out of buying things more and more as I get older. I briefly covet something, and then the urge passes.
   随着年龄的增长，我似乎越来越能说服自己不要买什么东西。我会短暂地渴望一件东西，然后这种购买欲就消失了。

7. "The Chinese have already begun coming, " he said. "They covet our land. It seems there's no space for people there. "
   他说：“中国人已经来了，他们垂涎我们的土地，似乎他们自己的国家已经没有多少空间了。”

8. envy, begrudge, covet These verbs mean to feel resentful or painful desire for another's advantages or possessions.
   这些动词都具有对他人的优点和所有物怀有憎恶或痛苦的渴望这一含义。