橘子朗文词典

covet

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音标发音

  • 英式音标 ['kʌvit'kʌvɪt]
  • 美式音标 [ˈkʌv.ət]
  • 国际音标 ['kʌvit]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • vt.& vi.貪求，覬覦
  • adj.值得渴望的

词根记忆

  • covert去掉一個r變成covet，由秘密變成公開的貪求

同根派生

     

英汉例句

  • It's a sin to covet.
    貪得無厭是一種罪惡.
  • Covet not a gold - threaded robe. Cherish only your young days !
    勸君莫惜金縷衣,勸 君惜 取少年時.
  • Many large companies covet these low - cost acquisition of troubled small companies.
    許多大公司都覬覦低價收購這些陷入睏境的小公司.
  • It's a sin to covet.
    貪得無厭是一種罪惡.
  • We do not covet anything from any nation.
    我們不覬覦任何國家的任何東西.

词组短语

    短語

  • Covet Fashion 夢想時尚
  • to covet 眼紅
  • C covet 貪圖
  • covet slobber 垂涎
  • covet money 貪財

英英字典

    劍橋英英字典

  • to want to have something very much, especially something that belongs to someone else

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • If you covet something, you strongly want to have it for yourself.