中英词典:coveted
形容词 (Adjective)
1. 被觊觎的,令人垂涎的2. 备受追捧的,备受追求的
3. 渴望得到的,梦寐以求的
名词 (Noun)
1. 令人垂涎的东西,心仪之物2. 渴望得到的东西,珍稀之物
词语辨析
Covet, Desire, Crave:这些动词均表示强烈地渴望或欲望。
- Covet强调对他人或他人所拥有之物的垂涎欲望,通常表现出不正当的贪婪。
- Desire强调强烈的愿望或欲望,可以包含广泛的对象。
- Crave指对某物的热望或强烈的渴望,常用于描述对食物、药物或欲望的强烈追求。
词汇扩充
1. covetous (形容词):贪婪的,贪心的2. covetously (副词):贪婪地,贪心地
3. covetousness (名词):贪婪,贪心
近义词
Desired, Longed-for, Desired-after反义词
Unwanted, Undesirable, Unappealing柯林斯词典
covet [动词] 渴望; 垂涎; 觊觎例句:
1. He coveted the chance to work abroad. (他渴望有机会在国外工作。)
2. The company is now the target of a coveted takeover bid. (该公司现在成了一个备受追捧的收购目标。)
3. She coveted his job. (她觊觎他的工作。)
牛津词典
covet [动词] 渴望; 觊觎; 垂涎例句:
1. He had secretly coveted his friend's sister. (他一直暗中垂涎他朋友的妹妹。)
2. She coveted his job. (她渴望得到他的工作。)
3. She had long coveted his gold watch. (她一直渴望得到他的金表。)
用法
1. covet + 名词例句:
- Many people covet his wealth. (许多人垂涎他的财富。)
- She coveted her neighbor's new car. (她垂涎邻居的新车。)
- He coveted the position of CEO. (他渴望成为CEO。)
2. covet + to do sth.
例句:
- He coveted to become a famous actor. (他渴望成为一名著名演员。)
- She coveted to win the competition. (她渴望赢得比赛。)
- They coveted to start their own business. (他们渴望开始自己的事业。)
例句
- He coveted the chance to work abroad. (他渴望有机会在国外工作。)
- The company is now the target of a coveted takeover bid. (该公司现在成了一个备受追捧的收购目标。)
- She coveted his job. (她觊觎他的工作。)
- He had secretly coveted his friend's sister. (他一直暗中垂涎他朋友的妹妹。)
- She coveted his job. (她渴望得到他的工作。)
- She had long coveted his gold watch. (她一直渴望得到他的金表。)
- Many people covet his wealth. (许多人垂涎他的财富。)
- She coveted her neighbor's new car. (她垂涎邻居的新车。)
- He coveted the position of CEO. (他渴望成为CEO。)
- He coveted to become a famous actor. (他渴望成为一名著名演员。)
- She coveted to win the competition. (她渴望赢得比赛。)
- They coveted to start their own business. (他们渴望开始自己的事业。)
- His coveted painting was finally acquired at an auction. (他渴望已久的画作最终在拍卖会上被收购。)
- The coveted award was presented to the young filmmaker. (这个备受追捧的奖项被颁给了这位年轻的电影制片人。)
- She finally got her hands on the coveted scholarship. (她终于获得了这个令人垂涎的奖学金。)
- The coveted job offer came as a great surprise to him. (这个备受追捧的工作机会对他来说是个巨大的惊喜。)
- Their coveted dream of traveling around the world became a reality. (他们渴望已久的环游世界的梦想成为了现实。)
- He always coveted his neighbor's luxurious lifestyle. (他总是羡慕邻居的奢华生活方式。)
- The coveted prize will be awarded to the winner of the competition. (备受追捧的奖品将颁发给比赛的获胜者。)
- She secretly coveted her best friend's boyfriend. (她暗自垂涎她最好的朋友的男朋友。)
- The coveted promotion went to someone else in the company. (这个备受追捧的晋升机会被公司里的别人得到了。)
- He coveted the opportunity to study abroad. (他渴望有机会出国留学。)