covetous

英 ['kʌvətəs] 美 ['kʌvətəs]

• adj. 贪婪的；贪心的；垂涎的

副词: covetously 名词: covetousness

covetous的英文翻译是什么意思，词典释义与在线翻译：

详尽释义

adj. (形容词)

1. 垂涎的
2. 贪图的
3. 渴望的
4. <贬>贪婪的
5. 贪求的
6. 妄羡的
7. 贪得无厌的
8. 乱要的
9. 贪心的
10. 妄想占有（别人东西）的

英英释义

Adjective:

1. 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"
   

2. 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"
   

covetous的用法和样例：

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. She shows a covetous look.
   她露出贪婪的表情。
2. He was never covetous before he met her.
   在遇到她之前，他从不贪婪妄羡。
3. You are so covetous, eating the food in the bowl and looking at the pot.
   你真贪心
4. He is covetous of her high salary.
   他垂涎她的高薪。
5. He was casting covetous eyes at the company.
   他对该公司垂涎三尺。

词汇搭配

• covetous of 贪婪的

covetous的相关资料：

近反义词

【近义词】

• envious 嫉妒的
• jealous 妒忌的
• greedy 贪婪的
• desirous 渴望的
• acquisitive 想获得的
• avid 渴望的
• commercial 商业的
• insatiable 不知足的
• avaricious 贪财的
• grasping 贪心的
• grabby 贪婪的
• prehensile (动物的尾足等)适于抓握...