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covet

US [ˈkʌvət]
UK ['kʌvət]
  • v.觊觎；渴望；妄想(别人东西)
  • Web垂涎；贪求；贪图
Simple Present：covets  Present Participle：coveting  Past Participle：coveted  

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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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AllAll,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。
zài qí tā jiā tíng lǐ de fù mǔ , fàng qì le zài zhōng guó qí tā dì qū rén men chuí xián de quán lì , jué dìng zhǐ yào yī gè hái zi 。
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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。
shì jiè shàng zuì yáo yuǎn de jù lí bú shì pín fù chā jù , ér shì wǒ kàn zhe yín háng de chāo piào què ná bù dào shǒu 。
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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。
tā men tān tú tián dì jiù zhàn jù , tān tú fáng wū biàn duó qǔ ; tā men qī yā rén , bà zhàn fáng wū hé chǎn yè 。
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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。
suí zhe nián líng de zēng zhǎng , wǒ sì hū yuè lái yuè néng shuō fú zì jǐ bú yào mǎi shén me dōng xi 。 wǒ huì duǎn zàn de kě wàng yī jiàn dōng xi , rán hòu zhè zhǒng gòu mǎi yù jiù xiāo shī le 。
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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。
zhǐ shì fēi yīn lǜ fǎ , wǒ jiù bù zhī hé wèi zuì 。 fēi lǜ fǎ shuō , bù kě qǐ tān xīn 。 wǒ jiù bù zhī hé wèi tān xīn 。
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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。
nǐ men yào qiè qiè de qiú nà gèng dà de ēn cì , wǒ xiàn jīn bǎ zuì miào de dào zhǐ shì nǐ men 。
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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。
bú yào tān tú wù zhì de xiǎng shòu , yě bú yào tān tú jīng shén de gāo shàng , shì jiān méi yǒu shí quán shí měi de shēng huó , pín jiàn fù guì , kāi xīn jiù hǎo 。
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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。
Covet xiāng shuǐ shì zài èr líng líng qī nián chū pǐn , shì shā lā jié xī kǎ pà kè gè rén xiāng shuǐ de dì èr kuǎn 。
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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。
cài jiàn píng shì nà zhǒng qǐ yè xún qiú de MBA rén cái 。
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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。
tā hái zài níng shì zhe nà zhāng huà ; tā yuè kàn jiù bǎ tā zhuā de yuè láo , tā yě sì hū yuè xiǎng dé dào tā 。
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