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covetous
英 [ˈkʌvətəs] 美 [ˈkʌvətəs]

  • adj. 贪婪的，贪求的，渴望占有（尤指他人财物）的

网络释义专业释义英英释义

  贪婪的

covetous adj.贪婪的（过度地或罪过地渴望别人财产的，有占有欲的）＝..

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  贪心的

... pontifical 自以为是的，武断的 covetous 贪心的 crabbed 暴躁的，潦草的，难懂的 ...

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  贪求的

... 贪求的 covetous 贪求无厌的 unsatiable 贪求利润的 profithungry ; hungry ...

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短语

Fortunate Covetous 渴望富饶的

Covetous Subversion 贪婪掠夺

Covetous of power or honor 急欲获得的妄想权力或荣誉的

excessively grasping or covetous 贪婪的

covetous for Christ 这种属灵的贪心

covetous of his high salary 觊觎他的高薪的

Cast A Covetous Eye On 邪目觊觎

To perish for being covetous 贪利亡身

not covetous 不贪图别人拥有的

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  • 贪婪的

·2,447,543篇论文数据，部分数据来源于NoteExpress

covetous [ 'kʌvitəs ]

  • adj.
    • 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"

      同义词： envious jealous

    • immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth

      "casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields"

      同义词： avaricious grabby grasping greedy prehensile

以上来源于: WordNet

 柯林斯英汉双解大词典 

covetous /ˈkʌvɪtəs/

  • 1. 

    ADJ A covetous person has a strong desire to possess something, especially something that belongs to another person. 贪婪的; 垂涎的 [正式]

    例：

    Even here a red Lamborghini Diablo sports car attracts covetous stares.

    即便在这儿，一辆红色兰博基尼的迪亚波罗跑车也会招来垂涎的目光。

同近义词同根词

词根： covetous

adv.

covetously 贪心地；妄想地

n.

covetousness 贪婪；贪心；妄羡

双语例句权威例句

  • youdao

  • Even here a red Lamborghini Diablo sports car attracts covetous stares.

    即便在这儿，一辆红色兰博基尼的迪亚波罗跑车也会招来垂涎的目光。

    《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

  • 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。

    youdao

更多双语例句

  • One effect has been to make Ireland less envious, and perhaps less covetous, of Northern Ireland, which in the past has always been regarded as the rich neighbour.

    ECONOMIST: Jack Lynch

  • At a time when America urgently needs to rebuild its revenue base and continue unwinding its public debts, it's little wonder that lawmakers cast a covetous eye on the overseas profits of U.S. firms.

    CNN: Don't blame Apple; blame the tax code

  • The Latino population in Texas is growing so quickly that Democrats have begun to cast a covetous eye on the state in anticipation of the day when they will have a shot at its 38 votes.

    ECONOMIST: Latinos and the election

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