covetous
adj.贪婪的,妄羡的
难易程度:
covetous为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
名词:covetousness 副词:covetously
词根
-ous 表示“充满了~”之意
近义词, 同义词
covetous
adj ~ (of sth) (derog 贬) having or showing a strong desire to possess (esp sth that belongs to sb else) 贪求(尤指别人的东西)的
*covetous of his high salary 觊觎他的高薪的
* a covetous look, glance, etc 贪婪的眼色、一瞥等.
covetous
adj formal
having a very strong desire to have something that someone else has
They began to cast covetous eyes on their neighbours' fields.
>covetouslyadv
>covetousnessn[U]