covetous的中文翻译是什么意思

covetous

US/ˈkʌvətəs/
UK/ˈkʌvətəs/

adj. <贬>贪婪的,垂涎的; 狼贪虎视; 爱财; 馋

covetous柯林斯释义

ADJ-GRADED(尤指对他人物品)贪求的,垂涎的

A covetous person has a strong desire to possess something, especially something that belongs to another person.

  • 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。

covetous英文释义

Adjective

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

covetous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。

A poor man wants some things , a covetous man all things.

穷人需求不多,财迷想要一切.

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.

A covetous man is good to none but worse to himself.

贪婪之徒,与世无益,尤害自身.

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.

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covetous词性变形

covetousness