verb

covet

垂涎, 觊觎, 贪求

He began to covet his neighbor's new car.

他开始觊觎邻居的新车。

She coveted the lead role in the play.

她垂涎剧中的主角。

((sth.)) 垂涎(某物). He began to covet his neighbor's new car.

同义词: desire, crave, yearn for; 反义词: renounce, abjure

源自古法语 'coveitier'(渴望),来自拉丁语 'cupiditas'(欲望)。

发音听起来像“cover it”(盖住它)。想象一下,你非常想要某样东西,以至于想用东西把它盖起来,占为己有。

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