coveting is covet's Present Participle

covet

US [ˈkʌvət]
UK [ˈkʌvɪtɪŋ]
  • v.贪图；妄想(别人东西)；渴望
  • Web垂涎；贪欲；求报
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,贪图贪图,妄想妄想,渴望渴望,垂涎垂涎,贪欲贪欲,求报求报
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Difficulty:AllAll,EasyEasy,MiddleMiddle,HardHard
1.
In his new book, Falling Behind, he points out that it's not just a case of enviously coveting as good a car as your neighbour's.
他在自己的新书《落后》（FallingBehind）中指出，这不仅仅是以羡慕的心情、渴望拥有一辆与邻居一样好的汽车的问题。
tā zài zì jǐ de xīn shū 《 luò hòu 》 ( FallingBehind ) zhōng zhǐ chū , zhè bù jǐn jǐn shì yǐ xiàn mù de xīn qíng 、 kě wàng yōng yǒu yī liàng yǔ lín jū yí yàng hǎo de qì chē de wèn tí 。
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2.
come , barrois , " said the young girl , " take some of this lemonade ; i see you are coveting a good draught of it .
“来，巴罗斯，”那位年轻女郎说，“喝点儿柠檬水吧，我看你很想痛饮一番呢。”
" lái , bā luó sī , " nà wèi nián qīng nǚ láng shuō , " hē diǎn er níng méng shuǐ ba , wǒ kàn nǐ hěn xiǎng tòng yǐn yì fān ne 。 "
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3.
They chose the parts of the coveting that appeared to cause the strongest reaction in the body's defence system against the disease.
他们选择似乎在人体抵御疾病系统中引起最强烈反应的外层部分。
tā men xuǎn zé sì hū zài rén tǐ dǐ yù jí bìng xì tǒng zhōng yǐn qǐ zuì qiáng liè fǎn yìng de wài céng bù fen 。
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4.
Now he was a goodlooking man, and his wife felt sure the "gentry" were coveting him.
鉴于他相貌英俊，奥姆斯比太太相信“上等人”正觊觎着他。
jiàn yú tā xiàng mào yīng jùn , ào mǔ sī bǐ tài tài xiāng xìn " shàng děng rén " zhèng jì yú zhe tā 。
article.yeeyan.org
5.
Coveting the China trade, the American Secretary of State circulated his "Open Door Notes" to the great powers.
由于垂涎于与中国的贸易，美国的国务卿开始散播他的“门户开放”政策作为于其他殖民势力对抗的手段。
yóu yú chuí xián yú yǔ zhōng guó de mào yì , měi guó de guó wù qīng kāi shǐ sàn bō tā de " mén hù kāi fàng " zhèng cè zuò wéi yú qí tā zhí mín shì lì duì kàng de shǒu duàn 。
blog.sina.com.cn
6.
FOR those rich McCain and Obama supporters coveting ambassadorships next year, Winfield House is definitely the place to be.
对那些支持麦凯恩和奥巴马，渴望在来年出任大使一职的富豪们来说，温菲尔德官邸绝对是他们的理想之所。
duì nà xiē zhī chí mài kǎi ēn hé ào bā mǎ , kě wàng zài lái nián chū rèn dà shǐ yī zhí de fù háo men lái shuō , wēn fēi ěr dé guān dǐ jué duì shì tā men de lǐ xiǎng zhī suǒ 。
www.ecocn.org
7.
I've been coveting it all day.
我已经垂涎了一天了。
wǒ yǐ jīng chuí xián le yī tiān le 。
www.ebigear.com
8.
It means to be without sin (no I don't mean not committing adultery or coveting your neighbor's bmw).
它是指没有犯罪（不，我并不是指没有犯奸淫罪，或者没有垂涎邻居的宝马汽车）。
tā shì zhǐ méi yǒu fàn zuì ( bù , wǒ bìng bú shì zhǐ méi yǒu fàn jiān yín zuì , huò zhě méi yǒu chuí xián lín jū de bǎo mǎ qì chē ) 。
article.yeeyan.org
9.
Juve have been coveting Slovak sensation Hamsik since he started mesmerising Serie A audiences at the start of last season.
自从上个赛季征服意甲观众之后，尤文图斯就已经对斯洛伐克新星哈姆西克垂涎三尺了。
zì cóng shàng gè sài jì zhēng fú yì jiǎ guān zhòng zhī hòu , yóu wén tú sī jiù yǐ jīng duì sī luò fá kè xīn xīng hā mǔ xī kè chuí xián sān chǐ le 。
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10.
She was throwing herself on him outside. Since he moved here, she has been coveting him.
她在外面对他投怀送抱呢。自从他搬进来，她就一直垂涎于他。
tā zài wài miàn duì tā tóu huái sòng bào ne 。 zì cóng tā bān jìn lái , tā jiù yì zhí chuí xián yú tā 。
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