covetous
英 [ˈkʌvətəs]
美['kʌvətəs]
- adj. 贪婪的；贪求的；渴望的
英英释义
- 1. showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages;
- "he was never covetous before he met her"
- "jealous of his success and covetous of his possessions"
- "envious of their art collection"
- 2. immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth;
- "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"
- "prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees"
实用场景例句
- 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。
柯林斯例句
- A poor man wants some things , a covetous man all things.
- 穷人需求不多,财迷想要一切.
《简明英汉词典》
- She is envious of Jane's good looks and covetous of her car.
- 她既忌妒简的美貌又垂涎她的汽车.
《简明英汉词典》
- A covetous man is good to none but worse to himself.
- 贪婪之徒,与世无益,尤害自身.
《简明英汉词典》
- 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.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The guy is covetous of power.
- 那家伙很贪权.
辞典例句
- They were opionative, peevish, covetous, porase, vain, talkative.
- 他们固执 、 暴躁 、 贪婪 、 乖僻 、 虚荣, 多嘴.
辞典例句
- He was casting covetous eyes at the company.
- 他对该公司垂涎三尺.
辞典例句
- Therefore there was great enmity between this covetous Jew and the generous merchant Antonio.
- 因此,这个贪婪的犹太人就跟慷慨的商人安东尼奥结下了很深的仇恨.
辞典例句
- She owns a house at the seaside . Covetous of learning.
- 她在海滨拥有自己的房子.
互联网
- When Mary anointed the Saviour's feet, Judas manifested his covetous disposition.
- 及至马利亚用香膏抹救主的脚时, 犹大才显出他贪婪的性情来.
互联网
- As the saying goes, A covetous man is ever in want.
- 俗云: “贪婪的人永远想要更多. ”
互联网
- He cast a covetous eye at the that small fortune.
- 他对那份小小家产垂涎三尺.
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- A covetous man do nothing well till he dies.
- 贪婪终生,一事无成.
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- The two boxers cast covetous eyes on each other.
- 两位拳击手虎视耽耽地对视着.
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中文词源
covetous 贪求的
来自cover, 贪求。
双语例句
- 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. A poor man wants some things , a covetous man all things.
- 穷人需求不多,财迷想要一切.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. She is envious of Jane's good looks and covetous of her car.
- 她既忌妒简的美貌又垂涎她的汽车.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. A covetous man is good to none but worse to himself.
- 贪婪之徒,与世无益,尤害自身.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. 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.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
英文词源
- covetous (adj.)
- mid-13c., from Old French coveitos (12c., Modern French convoiteux) "desirous, covetous," from Vulgar Latin *cupiditosus, from Latin cupiditas (see covet). Related: Covetously; covetousness.
词态变化
名词: covetousness;