covetous ['kʌvitəs]
参考词典中covetous的常规释义：
基本释义
- a. 妄羡的,乱要的,贪婪的
词形变化
- 名 词：cov'et·ous·ness副 词：cov'et·ous·ly
参考例句
- The two boxers cast covetous eyes on each other.
两位拳击手虎视眈眈地对视着。 - She shows a covetous look.
她露出贪婪的表情。
- The two boxers cast covetous eyes on each other.
英英解释
2个形容词解释
- showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
[同] covetous, envious, jealous
[例]- he was never covetous before he met her
- jealous of his success and covetous of his possessions
- envious of their art collection
- immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
[同] covetous, grabby, grasping, greedy, avaricious, prehensile
[例]- they are avaricious and will do anything for money
- casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields
- a grasping old miser
- grasping commercialism
- greedy for money and power
- grew richer and greedier
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