covetous

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  • adj.贪求的；垂涎的
  • Web贪婪的；贪心的；贪婪地城

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covetous
adj.
1.
贪求的；垂涎的having a strong desire for the things that other people have

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1.
The eye of the covetous man is insatiable in his portion of iniquity: he will not be satisfied till he consume his own soul, drying it up.
贫得无厌的眼睛，看自己所得的一份，总是不够；不义的恶毒，麻木了他的心灵。
pín de wú yàn de yǎn jing , kàn zì jǐ suǒ dé de yī fèn , zǒng shì bú gòu ; bù yì de è dú , má mù le tā de xīn líng 。
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2.
Riches are not comely for a covetous man and a niggard, and what should an envious man do with gold?
财产为吝啬的人，没有好处；嫉妒的人虽有黄金，又有什么用？
cái chǎn wèi lìn sè de rén , méi yǒu hǎo chu ; jí dù de rén suī yǒu huáng jīn , yòu yǒu shén me yòng ?
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3.
When some troubles come to me, I'm only covetous of winning unconsciously, not to do it with incomparable patience.
稍微遇见一点儿事，不知不觉，世间的名利都出来了，只想贪图胜利，而不是用无比的忍耐去做。
shāo wēi yù jiàn yì diǎn er shì , bù zhī bù jué , shì jiān de míng lì dōu chū lái le , zhǐ xiǎng tān tú shèng lì , ér bú shì yòng wú bǐ de rěn nài qù zuò 。
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4.
The teachings on staying away from women are given specifically to men who are unable to eradicate their covetous minds.
有关远离女人的教言，是针对不能消除贪心的男人而言。
yǒu guān yuǎn lí nǚ rén de jiào yán , shì zhēn duì bù néng xiāo chú tān xīn de nán rén ér yán 。
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5.
All the states were covetous of the sovereign powers they had exercised since the breakaway from England 11 years earlier.
所有各州都想拥有11年前脱离英国后一直行使的主权。
suǒ yǒu gè zhōu dōu xiǎng yōng yǒu shí yī nián qián tuō lí yīng guó hòu yì zhí xíng shǐ de zhǔ quán 。
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6.
For men shall be lovers of their own selves , covetous , boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy.
因为那时人要专顾自己，贪爱钱财，自夸，狂傲，谤讟，违背父母，忘恩负义，心不圣洁。
yīn wèi nà shí rén yào zhuān gù zì jǐ , tān ài qián cái , zì kuā , kuáng ào , bàng dú , wéi bèi fù mǔ , wàng ēn fù yì , xīn bù shèng jié 。
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7.
But everyone is exporting, too, with an especially covetous eye on China, especially if import restrictions lift.
但大家同时也都在出口影片，尤其觊觎中国市场；中国一旦放开进口限制，市场会更加诱人。
dàn dà jiā tóng shí yě dōu zài chū kǒu yǐng piàn , yóu qí jì yú zhōng guó shì chǎng ; zhōng guó yí dàn fàng kāi jìn kǒu xiàn zhì , shì chǎng huì gèng jiā yòu rén 。
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8.
But sin, seizing the opportunity afforded by the commandment, produced in me every kind of covetous desire. For apart from law, sin is dead.
然而罪趁着机会，就借着诫命叫诸般的贪心在我里头发动。因为没有律法罪是死的。
rán ér zuì chèn zhe jī huì , jiù jiè zhe jiè mìng jiào zhū bān de tān xīn zài wǒ lǐ tou fā dòng 。 yīn wèi méi yǒu lǜ fǎ zuì shì sǐ de 。
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9.
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。
wèi yǎng xīn líng dāng rú tāo tiè zhī tú , yòu rú tān lán zhī rén , tā men de zhù yì lì zǒng zài wèi dé zhī wù shàng mian 。
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10.
Therefore there was great enmity between this covetous Jew and the generous merchant Antonio.
因此，这个贪婪的犹太人就跟慷慨的商人安东尼奥结下了很深的仇恨。
yīn cǐ , zhè ge tān lán de yóu tài rén jiù gēn kāng kǎi de shāng rén ān dōng ní ào jié xià le hěn shēn de chóu hèn 。
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