verb

covet

垂涎, 覬覦, 貪求

He began to covet his neighbor's new car.

他開始覬覦鄰居的新車。

She coveted the lead role in the play.

她垂涎劇中的主角。

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

同義詞: desire, crave, yearn for; 反義詞: renounce, abjure

源自古法語 'coveitier'(渴望),來自拉丁語 'cupiditas'(慾望)。

發音聽起來像“cover it”(蓋住它)。想像一下,你非常想要某樣東西,以至於想用東西把它蓋起來,佔為己有。

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