covet

美 [ˈkʌvət]
英 ['kʌvət]
  • v.觊觎；渴望；妄想(别人东西)
  • 网络垂涎；贪求；贪图
第三人称单数：covets  现在分词：coveting  过去分词：coveted  

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网络释义

covet
v.
1.
~ sth
渴望；贪求（尤指别人的东西）；觊觎to want sth very much, especially sth that belongs to sb else
He had long coveted the chance to work with a famous musician.
他一直渴望有机会与著名音乐家合作。
They are this year's winners of the coveted trophy(= that everyone would like to win) .
他们获得了本年度人人觊觎的大奖。

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释义:
全部全部,觊觎觊觎,渴望渴望,妄想妄想,垂涎垂涎,贪求贪求,贪图贪图
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1.
Parents in the other families, giving up the right that people in other parts of China covet, decided to have only one child.
在其他家庭里的父母，放弃了在中国其他地区人们垂涎的权利，决定只要一个孩子。
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2.
The furthest distance in the world is not between rich and needy but when i covet at the bank yet i can't get the money.
世界上最遥远的距离不是贫富差距，而是我看着银行的钞票却拿不到手。
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3.
They covet fields and seize them, and houses, and take them. They defraud a man of his home, a fellowman of his inheritance.
他们贪图田地就佔据，贪图房屋便夺取；他们欺压人，霸佔房屋和产业。
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4.
I seem to talk myself out of buying things more and more as I get older. I briefly covet something, and then the urge passes.
随着年龄的增长，我似乎越来越能说服自己不要买什么东西。我会短暂地渴望一件东西，然后这种购买欲就消失了。
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5.
Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.
只是非因律法，我就不知何为罪。非律法说，不可起贪心。我就不知何为贪心。
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6.
But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.
你们要切切的求那更大的恩赐，我现今把最妙的道指示你们。
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7.
do not covet material things, and do not covet the noble spirit, the world is no perfect life, poor and lowly rich, be happy.
不要贪图物质的享受，也不要贪图精神的高尚，世间没有十全十美的生活，贫贱富贵，开心就好。
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8.
Covet Perfume by Sarah Jessica Parker was launched in 2007 and was Sarah Jessica Parker's second perfume in her collection.
Covet香水是在2007年出品，是莎拉杰西卡帕克个人香水的第二款。
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9.
James Tsai is the sort of MBA corporate recruiters covet.
蔡建平是那种企业寻求的MBA人才。
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10.
He continued to gaze at the picture: the longer he looked, the firmer he held it , the more he seemed to covet it .
他还在凝视着那张画；他越看就把它抓得越牢，他也似乎越想得到它。
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