covet
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.贪求，觊觎
- adj.值得渴望的
词根记忆
- covert去掉一个r变成covet，由秘密变成公开的贪求
同根派生
英汉例句
- It's a sin to covet.
贪得无厌是一种罪恶. - Covet not a gold - threaded robe. Cherish only your young days !
劝君莫惜金缕衣,劝 君惜 取少年时. - Many large companies covet these low - cost acquisition of troubled small companies.
许多大公司都觊觎低价收购这些陷入困境的小公司. - It's a sin to covet.
贪得无厌是一种罪恶. - We do not covet anything from any nation.
我们不觊觎任何国家的任何东西.
词组短语
- Covet Fashion 梦想时尚
- to covet 眼红
- C covet 贪图
- covet slobber 垂涎
- covet money 贪财
短语
英英字典
- to want to have something very much, especially something that belongs to someone else
- If you covet something, you strongly want to have it for yourself.