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covet

英['kʌvət] 美['kʌvət]

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Verb:

wish, long, or crave for (something, especially the property of another person);
"She covets her sister's house"

1.渴望;贪求;觊觎
If youcovet something, you strongly want to have it for yourself.

e.g. She coveted his job so openly that conversations between them were tense.
她毫不隐讳地表示想得到他的工作，以至于他们之间说话都带着火药味。

1. 垂涎, 觊觎：coven 女巫大聚会, 十三女巫大集会 |covet 垂涎, 觊觎 | retract 缩进;缩回

2. 妄想：covert speech 内隐言语 |covet 妄想 |covetous 贪婪的

3. 垂涎：coverture 保护 |covet 垂涎 |covetous 贪婪的

4. 觊觎：brutal暴徒 |covet觊觎 | invasion入侵

用作动词(v.)

Mr Appleby does not covet power.
艾波比先生不觊觎权力。
We do not covet anything from any nation.
我们不觊觎任何国家的任何东西。
We covet what we see every day.
我们垂涎每天看到的东西。
Never covet what is not yours, for it is a sin to steal a pin.
不是自己的东西就不要妄想，即使是偷一根针也是一种罪过。
He thinks it's a sin to covet other's properties.
他认为贪图他人的财物是有罪的。
You shall not covet the neighbor's goods.
你不可贪恋邻舍的财物。

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