及物/不及物动词贪求，觊觎
形容词值得渴望的
及物动词
1. It's a sin to covet.
贪得无厌是一种罪恶。
2. He won the coveted position.
他得到了人人都向往的职位。
3. The boys coveted John's new hat.
孩子们都想戴一戴约翰的新帽子。
1. 垂涎, 觊觎：coven 女巫大聚会, 十三女巫大集会 | covet 垂涎, 觊觎 | retract 缩进;缩回
2. 妄想：covert speech 内隐言语 | covet 妄想 | covetous 贪婪的
3. 垂涎：coverture 保护 | covet 垂涎 | covetous 贪婪的
4. 觊觎：brutal暴徒 | covet觊觎 | invasion入侵
1. covet
1. 渴望;贪求;觊觎
If you covet something, you strongly want to have it for yourself.
e.g. She coveted his job so openly that conversations between them were tense.
她毫不隐讳地表示想得到他的工作，以至于他们之间说话都带着火药味。
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1. The Philippines and Vietnam covet waters that have been China's maritime territory since ancient times.
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2. Zheng found through investigations that no matter how rich they are, private entrepreneurs will surely lose their wealth once local officials covet it.
3. covet的解释
3. The provocation of countries like Japan and the Philippines who covet Chinese islands and waters has complicated and even worsened the country's security environment.
4. Among them are both firms that define themselves as children's books publishers, and newcomers who covet the generous returns.
5. Filmmakers covet the publicity Cannes offers their films, yet they often find the notion of competing against one another discomfiting.
6. The change not only gave more power to the SFDA, but also bred rampant covet operations.
7. covet的解释
7. Not that the average Chinese does not covet better guarantees and protection for their rights and interests.
8. As more investors from overseas covet Chengdu, the city has raised its access threshold.
9. Iran gets what they covet with Saddam gone and more control of Iraq via the Shiite majority.
10. Other major foreign truck manufacturers covet the huge market potential in China.
verb
1. wish, long, or crave for (something, especially the property of another person)
e.g. She covets her sister's house