covet

US [ˈkʌvət]
UK [ˈkʌvɪtid]
  • v.垂涎；渴望；妄想(别人东西)
  • Web梦寐以求的；令人垂涎的；令人羡慕的
Simple Present：covets  Present Participle：coveting  Past Participle：coveted  

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Web Definition

v.
1.
贪图,觊觎,垂涎,想吃,羡慕
2.
妄想(别人东西),贪求
3.
盼望,渴望,想得到

Sample Sentence

Definition:
AllAll,垂涎垂涎,渴望渴望,妄想妄想,梦寐以求的梦寐以求的,令人垂涎的令人垂涎的,令人羡慕的令人羡慕的
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1.
He never once took the name of the lord his God in vain, committed adultery or coveted his neighbor's ass.
他从不亵渎上帝的名字，从不和人通奸，从不想去勾引邻居的老婆。
tā cóng bù xiè dú shàng dì de míng zì , cóng bù hé rén tōng jiān , cóng bù xiǎng qù gōu yǐn lín jū de lǎo pó 。
2.
He said he lay awake night after night afterward, fixated on the navy track suit his daughter had coveted.
他说，他夜复一夜地睡不着觉，脑海里满是女儿一直梦寐以求的海军田径服。
tā shuō , tā yè fù yī yè de shuì bù zháo jué , nǎo hǎi lǐ mǎn shì nǚ ér yì zhí mèng mèi yǐ qiú de hǎi jūn tián jìng fú 。
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3.
While she was dying of cancer, his ex-wife's utmost curse was to forbid Erica from ever giving him a coveted pot roast recipe.
海勒的前妻患了癌症去世前，对他最大的诅咒就是要求埃里克不要把海勒一直垂涎欲滴的陶罐熏肉的菜谱告诉他。
hǎi lēi de qián qī huàn le ái zhèng qù shì qián , duì tā zuì dà de zǔ zhòu jiù shì yāo qiú āi lǐ kè bú yào bǎ hǎi lè yì zhí chuí xián yù dī de táo guàn xūn ròu de cài pǔ gào su tā 。
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4.
Moreover, Mr Obama's most coveted legislative aim, the creation of a sort of national health service, remains elusive.
此外，建立国民健康服务体系，这个奥巴马先生最孚众望的立法目标仍然遥遥无期。
cǐ wài , jiàn lì guó mín jiàn kāng fú wù tǐ xì , zhè ge ào bā mǎ xiān sheng zuì fú zhòng wàng de lì fǎ mù biāo réng rán yáo yáo wú qī 。
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5.
I was eager to maneuver my way past the waiting list to enable my guest to score the coveted Birkin Bag that she had to have that day.
我还曾积极调动关系，想方设法越过等待名单，帮助我的客人买到她当天就想要的抢手铂金包（BirkinBag）。
wǒ hái céng jī jí diào dòng guān xì , xiǎng fāng shè fǎ yuè guò děng dài míng dān , bāng zhù wǒ de kè rén mǎi dào tā dāng tiān jiù xiǎng yào de qiǎng shǒu bó jīn bāo ( BirkinBag ) 。
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6.
It was also one of the most coveted gaming products in 2000 which went on to become one of the best-selling gaming mice of all time.
这也是其中最觊觎的游戏产品在2000年接着就成为其中一个最畅销的游戏鼠标的所有时间。
zhè yě shì qí zhōng zuì jì yú de yóu xì chǎn pǐn zài liǎng qiān nián jiē zhe jiù chéng wéi qí zhōng yī gè zuì chàng xiāo de yóu xì shǔ biāo de suǒ yǒu shí jiān 。
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7.
She said she had scrambled to apply for the coveted document but too late.
李平说她去申请暂住证的时候已经太晚了。
lǐ píng shuō tā qù shēn qǐng zàn zhù zhèng de shí hou yǐ jīng tài wǎn le 。
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8.
Here young men learn the skills of guerrilla war fighting and embark on a year long journey to wear the coveted green beret.
年轻人在这里学习游击战技，经过一年的训练，就可以戴上渴望已久的绿色贝雷帽。
nián qīng rén zài zhè lǐ xué xí yóu jī zhàn jì , jīng guò yī nián de xùn liàn , jiù kě yǐ dài shang kě wàng yǐ jiǔ de lǜ sè bèi léi mào 。
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9.
Milk has long enjoyed a coveted place in refrigerators across the country.
牛奶在全国各地的冰箱里都一直享受着令人羡慕的位置。
niú nǎi zài quán guó gè dì de bīng xiāng lǐ dōu yì zhí xiǎng shòu zhe lìng rén xiàn mù de wèi zhì 。
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10.
Reversals of Fortunes : Carrie stands in front of her original apartment closet ; not the coveted walk -in closet of the film .
时光倒转：卡丽站在最初的公寓衣厨前，而不是上部影片中令人艳羡的步入式衣帽间。
shí guāng dào zhuǎn : kǎ lì zhàn zài zuì chū de gōng yù yī chú qián , ér bú shì shàng bù yǐng piàn zhōng lìng rén yàn xiàn de bù rù shì yī mào jiān 。
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