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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

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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]