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

• The two boxers cast covetous eyes on each other.
  两位拳击手虎视眈眈地对视着。
• ( British informal) cross-eyed. The two boxers cast covetous eyes on each other.
  （英国非正式用法）斜视的、对视的。两位拳击手虎视眈眈地对视着。
• Meanwhile, foreign beer tycoons cast covetous eyes on China's market and have been entering China's market by investing directly or buying shares of some domestic leading beer manufacturers.
  同时国外啤酒巨头对中国市场虎视眈眈，纷纷通过投资设厂或参股国内领先企业的方式进入中国。
• 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。”
• A covetous man is good to none but worse to himself.
  贪婪之人不擅长于任何事只是贬损了自己。
• In feeding the mind we ought to imitate gluttons and the covetous, who always fix their attention on what is still left.
  喂养心灵当如饕餮之徒，又如贪婪之人，他们的注意力总在未得之物上面。
• It's the first Jian of brother Badao! It makes people covetous.
  这是拔刀兄第一剑吧！看得让人眼热的那把。
• 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。
• More silent than my shadow, I pass through the loftily covetous multitude.
  我比自己的影子更寂静，穿过纷纷扰扰的贪婪。