covet
vt.& vi. 贪求,觊觎
If you covet something, you strongly want to have it for yourself.
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。
1. wish, long, or crave for (something, especially the property of another person);
Most of the immigrants work in unskilled jobs, as maids or busboys, that few Argentines covet.
大多数移民从事的是阿根廷人不大愿意干的不需要技能的工作, 比如女仆或餐馆工.
I had nothing to covet; for I had all that I was now capable of enjoying.
我一无所求, 因为,我所有的一切,已尽够我享受了.
Jingqiu Li has the kind of programming skills employers covet.
李景秋有着雇主所垂涎的编程技能.
The Asian peoples covet the right to shape their own free destiny.
亚洲人民渴望开创自己的自由生活的现实,这十分重要.
If it be a sin to covet honor, I am the most sinning soul alive.
如果说向往荣誉是一种罪过, 那么我就是活着的最为罪恶的灵魂.