covets的中文翻译是什么意思

covets

/ˈkʌvɪts/

v. 贪求,觊觎( covet的第三人称单数 )

covets柯林斯释义

VERB渴望;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。

covets场景例句

It is the kind of TV news coverage every president covets.

所有总统都垂涎这类电视新闻报导.

She covets her sister's house.

她对她姐姐的房子垂涎三尺.

He who covets is always poor.

贪婪难致富.

The law delights in equity ; it covets perfection; it is a rule of right.

法律悦纳衡平,渴求完美, 规定正义.