covet

[美]/ˈkʌvət/
[英]/ˈkʌvət/
词频: 极高

释义

vt. 垂涎;觊觎
vi. 垂涎;觊觎
词形变化
现在分词coveting
过去式coveted
过去分词coveted
第三人称单数covets
复数covets

例句

I covet one of their bubblejet printers.

我很想要他们的一台喷墨打印机。

coveted the new convertible;

渴望新的敞篷车;

the top guns in contention for the coveted post of chairman.

争夺为众人觊觎的主席之位的大佬们。

The boys coveted John's new hat.

孩子们都想戴一戴约翰的新帽子。

boy: That is the sake of bejesus is coveting you.

男孩:那是因为老天对着你流口水呢。

he steadily climbed the greasy pole towards the job he coveted most.

为了得到他最渴求的职务,他艰难地稳步向上爬。

the jockey's injuries forced him to give up the coveted mount on Cool Ground.

骑师的伤势迫使他放弃他渴盼参加的柯尔•格朗德赛事。

it is the third time that he has waltzed off with the coveted award.

这是他第三次轻易赢得那个令人垂涎的奖励。

Ther other boys coveted his new bat.

其他的男孩都想得到他的新球棒。

That you have used every ruthless stratagem to win the much-coveted promotion hasn't endeared you to your rivals.

你为得到渴望的晋升,所使用的每一个无情的计谋,并没有为你赢得比你对手更多的好感。

But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or a railer, or a coveter of other men's things.

惟愿你们中谁也不要因做凶手,或强盗,或坏人,或做煽乱的人而受苦。

By proving properties of demicontinuous function and series with function terms, use methods of finite coveting theorem and its application in proving problems are introduced.

通过半连续函数及函数项级数等有关性质的证明,介绍了有限覆盖定理的使用方法,说明了它在证明问题中的作用。

原声例句

Civic-minded citizens have long propped up ventures that authorities covet but cannot afford.

热心公益的市民一直都支持政府有想法但缺少资金的投资项目。

来源: The Economist - International

It covets African oil, but cares little how Africa is governed.

它觊觎非洲的石油,但并不关心当地的统治。

来源: The Economist - Arts

This Millennial young person, they love to covet things.

千禧年一代的年轻人,他们喜欢追求新事物。

来源: Chronicle of Contemporary Celebrities

I've got wallets to lift; shoes to covet...

我要解禁钱包 我正觊觎一双鞋。

来源: Lost Girl Season 4

" You are hardly the first student to covet the diadem." she said disdainfully.

“你不是第一个垂涎冠冕的学生,”她轻蔑地说。

来源: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

That Mr Arnault coveted Hermes is testament to its good management.

阿尔诺对爱马仕的垂涎足以证明它的良好管理。

来源: The Economist (Summary)

Western European countries also coveted new markets for their goods along with wealthy trading partners.

西欧国家也希望为自己的商品找到市场和富有的贸易伙伴。

来源: The rise and fall of superpowers.

I have to wait what felt like an eternity to use that coveted new toy.

简直就像要等待一辈子 才能用这个垂涎已久的新玩具。

来源: TED Talks (Audio Version) June 2015 Collection

The King in Beedle's story is a foolish Muggle who both covets and fears magic.

彼豆故事里的国王,是一个愚蠢的麻瓜,他对魔法既垂涎又害怕。

来源: The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling

Economists are sometimes accused of having physics envy- that is, of coveting the precision of the hard sciences.

有时经济学家被指责“物理嫉妒”—即垂涎硬科学的精密度。

来源: The Economist (Summary)

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