音标与读法

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中英文翻译

adj.

贪婪的。 be covetous of 渴望，贪求。

adv.

-ly ,-ness n.

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"

同义词：avaricious, grabby, grasping, greedy, prehensile,

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"

同义词：envious, jealous,

例句与用法

1.He was casting covetous eyes at the company .

他对该公司垂涎三尺。

2.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。

3.Therefore there was great enmity between this covetous jew and the generous merchant antonio .

因此，这个贪婪的犹太人就跟慷慨的商人安东尼奥结下了很深的仇恨。

4.All the states were covetous of the sovereign powers they had exercised since the breakaway from england 11 years earlier .

所有各州都想拥有11年前脱离英国后一直行使的主权。

5.She owns a house at the seaside . covetous of learning

她在海滨拥有自己的房子。

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

贪婪的人对别人毫无好处

7.Don " t be covetous of another person " s property

对他人的财产不要觊觎的。

8.Covetous of power or honor ; envious

急欲获得的妄想权力或荣誉的；嫉妒的

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

贪婪的人对别人没好处，对自己更有害。

10.A covetous man is good to none , but worst to himself

贪心不足的人对他人无益，对自己最有害。

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