covetous
英 [?k?v?t?s]
美['k?v?t?s]
- adj. 貪婪的；貪求的；渴望的
詞態(tài)變化
名詞:?covetousness;
中文詞源
covetous 貪求的
來自cover, 貪求。
英文詞源
- covetous (adj.)
- mid-13c., from Old French coveitos (12c., Modern French convoiteux) "desirous, covetous," from Vulgar Latin *cupiditosus, from Latin cupiditas (see covet). Related: Covetously; covetousness.
雙語例句
- 1. Even here a red Lamborghini Diablo sports car attracts covetous stares.
- 即便在這兒，蘭博基尼的紅色迪亞博羅跑車也會招來垂涎的目光。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. A poor man wants some things , a covetous man all things.
- 窮人需求不多,財迷想要一切.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. She is envious of Jane's good looks and covetous of her car.
- 她既忌妒簡的美貌又垂涎她的汽車.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. A covetous man is good to none but worse to himself.
- 貪婪之徒,與世無益,尤害自身.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. He raised his head, with a look of unrestrained greed in his covetous eyes.
- 他抬起頭來, 一對貪婪的眼光露出饞涎欲滴的神情.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》