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covet

英['kʌvət] 美['kʌvət]
  • v. 觊觎;垂涎;贪图
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详细释义

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

    "She covets her sister's house"

双语例句

1. It's a sin to covet.
贪得无厌是一种罪恶.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

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

来自辞典例句

3. Covet not a gold - threaded robe. Cherish only your young days !
劝君莫惜金缕衣,劝 君惜 取少年时.

来自互联网

4. 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.

来自互联网

5. Jingqiu Li has the kind of programming skills employers covet.
李景秋有着雇主所垂涎的编程技能.

来自互联网

    用作动词 (v.)
    1. Mr Appleby does not covet power.
      艾波比先生不觊觎权力。
    2. We do not covet anything from any nation.
      我们不觊觎任何国家的任何东西。
    3. We covet what we see every day.
      我们垂涎每天看到的东西。
    4. Never covet what is not yours, for it is a sin to steal a pin.
      不是自己的东西就不要妄想,即使是偷一根针也是一种罪过。
    5. He thinks it's a sin to covet other's properties.
      他认为贪图他人的财物是有罪的。
    6. You shall not covet the neighbor's goods.
      你不可贪恋邻舍的财物。

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