covetous

英 [ˈkʌvətəs]

美 [ˈkʌvətəs]

adj.  贪求的; 垂涎的

TOEFL

BNC.38665 / COCA.33282

牛津词典

adj.

• 贪求的；垂涎的
  having a strong desire for the things that other people have

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED (尤指对他人物品)贪求的，垂涎的
  Acovetousperson has a strong desire to possess something, especially something that belongs to another person.
  1. Even here a red Lamborghini Diablo sports car attracts covetous stares.
     即便在这儿，兰博基尼的红色迪亚博罗跑车也会招来垂涎的目光。

英英释义

adj

• immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
  1. they are avaricious and will do anything for money
  2. casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields
  3. a grasping old miser
  4. grasping commercialism
  5. greedy for money and power
  6. grew richer and greedier
  7. prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees
  Synonym:avariciousgrabbygraspinggreedyprehensile
• showing extreme cupidity
  1. he was never covetous before he met her
  2. jealous of his success and covetous of his possessions
  3. envious of their art collection
  Synonym:enviousjealous

双语例句

• Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
  偷窃的、贪婪的、醉酒的、辱骂的、勒索的、都不能承受神的国。
• Oh! But he was a tight-fisted hand at the grindstone, scrooge! A squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous, old sinner!
  喔！但他是一个吝啬的人，手有如研磨机。司克洛奇！一个奸诈、夺掠、攫取、杂碎、善于支配、贪婪的老坏蛋！
• He raised his head, with a look of unrestrained greed in his covetous eyes.
  他抬起头来，一对贪婪的眼光露出馋涎欲滴的神情。
• A covetous man is good to none, but worst to himself.
  贪心不足的人对他人无益，对自己最有害。
• Tom Smith is famous for winning the covetous gold horse trophy last year before suffering a serious head injury in a fall.
  去年汤姆因先是获贪心的金马奖而后又在一次坠马中头部严重受伤而名声大噪。
• Confucius adviced: "If you are not covetous, even if there is a reward for stealing, no one would do it."
  孔子说：“只要自身不贪，即使有奖赏，也不会有人去干偷窃的勾当。”
• For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy
  因为那时人要专顾自己，贪爱钱财，自夸，狂傲，谤讟，违背父母，忘恩负义，心不圣洁
• He was never covetous before he met her; jealous of his success and covetous of his possessions; envious of their art collection.
  在遇到她之前，他从不贪婪妄羡；嫉妒他的成功，垂涎于他的财产；羡慕他们的艺术收藏。
• The United States Steel Corporation was casting covetous eyes at his company.
  美国钢铁公司正向他的公司投去贪婪的目光。
• Don't be covetous of another person's property.
  对他人的财产不要觊觎的。