| 单词 | covetous |
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| 释义 | cov·et·ous /ˈkʌvɪtəs/ adjective formal WANThaving a very strong desire to have something that someone else has 贪婪的；垂涎的 They began to cast covetous eyes on their neighbours’ fields. 他们开始觊觎邻居的土地。 —covetously adverb —covetousness noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpuscovetous• The Museum site includes a hard-standing and all the volunteers are keeping a covetous eye on a nearby T2-type hangar.• They began to cast covetous eyes on their neighbors' fields.• But she knew she had seen that covetous look in his eyes as he had watched her.• He's being covetous the way I was.cov·et·ous adjectiveChineseSyllable Corpus a having that have desire very something to strong |
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