covetous的中文翻譯是什麼意思
covetous
adj. <貶>貪婪的，垂涎的; 狼貪虎視; 愛財; 饞
covetous的柯林斯釋義
ADJ-GRADED(尤指對他人物品)貪求的，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.
即便在這兒，蘭博基尼的紅色迪亞博羅跑車也會招來垂涎的目光。
covetous的英文釋義
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的場景例句
Even here a red Lamborghini Diablo sports car attracts covetous stares.
即便在這兒，蘭博基尼的紅色迪亞博羅跑車也會招來垂涎的目光。
A poor man wants some things , a covetous man all things.
窮人需求不多,財迷想要一切.
She is envious of Jane's good looks and covetous of her car.
她既忌妒簡的美貌又垂涎她的汽車.
A covetous man is good to none but worse to himself.
貪婪之徒,與世無益,尤害自身.
He raised his head, with a look of unrestrained greed in his covetous eyes.
他抬起頭來, 一對貪婪的眼光露出饞涎欲滴的神情.