covetous

英 [ˈkʌvətəs]

美 [ˈkʌvətəs]

adj.  贪求的; 垂涎的

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BNC.38665 / COCA.33282

牛津词典

adj.

• 贪求的；垂涎的
  having a strong desire for the things that other people have

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED (尤指对他人物品)贪求的，垂涎的
  Acovetousperson has a strong desire to possess something, especially something that belongs to another person.
  1. Even here a red Lamborghini Diablo sports car attracts covetous stares.
     即便在这儿，兰博基尼的红色迪亚博罗跑车也会招来垂涎的目光。

英英释义

adj

• immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
  1. they are avaricious and will do anything for money
  2. casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields
  3. a grasping old miser
  4. grasping commercialism
  5. greedy for money and power
  6. grew richer and greedier
  7. prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees
  Synonym:avariciousgrabbygraspinggreedyprehensile
• showing extreme cupidity
  1. he was never covetous before he met her
  2. jealous of his success and covetous of his possessions
  3. envious of their art collection
  Synonym:enviousjealous

双语例句

• If you have love or desire for that Rolls Royce you will become proud, possessive or covetous.
  如果你对那部劳斯莱斯生起喜爱或渴望，你就会感到骄傲、有很强的占有欲或变得贪婪。
• A covetous man is good to none, but worst to himself.
  贪心不足的人对他人无益，对自己最有害。
• Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;
  不因酒滋事，不打人，只要温和，不争竞，不贪财。
• 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。
• For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy
  因为那时人要专顾自己，贪爱钱财，自夸，狂傲，谤讟，违背父母，忘恩负义，心不圣洁
• Tom Smith is famous for winning the covetous gold horse trophy last year before suffering a serious head injury in a fall.
  去年汤姆因先是获贪心的金马奖而后又在一次坠马中头部严重受伤而名声大噪。
• Don't be covetous of another person's property.
  对他人的财产不要觊觎的。
• Every ambitious man is a captive and every covetous one a pauper.
  人有野心，必成俘虏；人若贪婪，必是乞丐。
• Money laundering is a kind of crime which seeks covetous profits. The sole aim of money laundering is to make those who do illegal activities gain monetary profits generated from the crime.
  洗钱是一种贪利性质的犯罪，其目的只有一个，那就是为了使那些从事非法活动的人享受到其犯罪为其带来的金钱收益。
• More silent than my shadow, I pass through the loftily covetous multitude.
  我比自己的影子更寂静，穿过纷纷扰扰的贪婪。