By most recent measures, the UK's GDP has been theenvy of the Western world, with record low unemployment and high growth figures.
以最近的标准衡量,英国的国内生产总值一直是西方世界羡慕的对象,失业率创下历史新低,增长率也很高。
2017英语一
envy
英['envi] 美['envi]
1.羡慕;忌妒
envy is the feeling you have when you wish you could have the same thing or quality that someone else has.
envy的意思
e.g. Gradually he began to acknowledge his feelings ofenvy towards his mother...
渐渐地,他开始承认自己羡慕母亲。
e.g. They gazed in a mixture ofenvy and admiration at the beauty of the statue.
他们心情复杂地凝视着这尊雕像,既为它的美丽折服又心生忌妒。
2.羡慕;忌妒
If youenvy someone, you wish that you had the same things or qualities that they have.
e.g. I don'tenvy the young ones who've become TV superstars and know no other world...
我不羡慕那些成为超级电视明星,对其他却一无所知的年轻人。
e.g. I have a rich brother and a lot of peopleenvy the fact...
我有个有钱的兄弟,很多人都因此羡慕我。
3.羡慕的对象;令人忌妒的特征
If a thing or quality isthe envy of someone, they wish very much that they could have or achieve it.
envy的反义词
e.g. Britain is now theenvy of the world's record companies.
英国现在是全世界唱片公司羡慕的对象。
e.g. ...an economic expansion that was theenvy of many other states.
令很多其他国家羡慕的经济发展
4. green withenvy -> see green
They envy him his good fortune.
他们羡慕他的好运气。
I envy her ability to dance in front of a crowd.
她在众人面前所展现的的舞技令我羡慕不已。
Don't envy anyone who lives better than you.
不要妒忌比你日子过得好的任何人。
He was filled with envy at my success.
他对我的成功满怀羡慕。
His new house was the envy of all his friends.
他的新居成了所有朋友羡慕的对象。
He couldn't conceal his envy of me.
他掩饰不住对我的忌妒。
She felt a pang of envy at the thought of his success.
她想到他的成功便感到一阵忌妒的痛苦。
They looked with envy at her latest purchase.
他们艳羡地看着她最近买到的东西。
Her colleagues were green with envy (= they had very strong feelings of envy ) .
她的同事都非常眼红。
British television is the envy of the world.
英国电视节目令世人羡慕。
He envied her'u2500she seemed to have everything she could possibly want.
他羡慕她——她似乎要什么有什么。
She has always envied my success.
她一直忌妒我的成功。
I envied him his good looks.
我羡慕他的英俊。
I envy you having such a close family.
我羡慕你有这么一个亲密的家庭。
It's a difficult situation you're in. I don't envy you.
你的处境很困难。幸亏我不是你。
I don't envy her that job.
我庆幸不必干她的那份工作。
I have a rich brother and a lot of people envy the fact...
我有个有钱的兄弟,很多人都因此羡慕我。
Britain is now the envy of the world's record companies.
英国现在是全世界唱片公司羡慕的对象。
...an economic expansion that was the envy of many other states.
令很多其他国家羡慕的经济发展
I don't envy the young ones who've become TV superstars and know no other world...
我不羡慕那些成为超级电视明星,对其他却一无所知的年轻人。
They gazed in a mixture of envy and admiration at the beauty of the statue.
他们心情复杂地凝视着这尊雕像,既为它的美丽折服又心生忌妒。
Gradually he began to acknowledge his feelings of envy towards his mother...
渐渐地,他开始承认自己羡慕母亲。
Her new dress excited envy.
她的新服装使人羡慕.
His attitudes toward him were out of envy.
他对他的态度是因为嫉妒.
Her sister has been given a gold wristwatch and she is green with envy.
人家送给姐姐一块金表,她心中十分妒忌.
His life is full of poetic romance , which often excites envy in others.
他的生活总是充满了诗情画意,令人羡慕不已.
I envy those students who always get good marks.
我羡慕总是得好分的那些学生.
Their hatred stem from envy.
他们的仇恨来自妒忌.
I don't envy your journey in this bad weather.
我并不羡慕你在这样恶劣的天气里旅行.
I felt a twinge of envy for the people who lived there.
我对住在那儿的人产生过一阵嫉妒.
They were full of envy when they saw my new car.
他们看了我的新汽车,都非常羡慕.
I envy your ability to work so fast.
我真羡慕你,能干得这么快.
Someone envied at your learning English so easily.
有些人羡慕你学英语这样不费力。
They envied at her breaking the record of 100-metre race.
他们羡慕她打破了百米赛跑的记录。
Some countries envied at our relying mainly on our own efforts in building our country.
有些国家妒忌我们自力更生地建设我们的国家。
They envied him for learning so easily.
他们羡慕他学起来那么轻松。
He was envied for his success.
他的成功受到了别人的妒忌。
I noticed with envy that her legs were delicately tanned.
出自:E. ODaintry also envied him his wife; she was so rich, so decorative.
出自:G. GreeneHis many friends..envied his popularity.
出自:C. JacksonShe wished she had a dog..and envied two young men with a small mongrel.
出自:B. PymBy most recent measures, the UK's GDP has been theenvy of the Western world, with record low unemployment and high growth figures.
以最近的标准衡量,英国的国内生产总值一直是西方世界羡慕的对象,失业率创下历史新低,增长率也很高。
2017英语一