envy
美音:
[´envı
]英音:
[´envı
]n.vt.羡慕,嫉妒
难易程度:
envy为高中词汇
词形变化:
副词:envyingly 名词复数:envies 名词:envier 动词过去式:envied 过去分词:envied 现在分词:envying 第三人称单数:envies
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vid,vis=to see(看见)
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envy
/'envɪ; `ɛnvɪ/
n [U]
1 ~ (of sb); ~ (at/of sth) feeling of discontent caused by sb else's good fortune or success, esp when one wishes this for oneself 忌妒; 羡慕
*He couldn't conceal his envy of me/envy at my success. 他遮掩不住对我的忌妒[对我的成就的忌妒].
* His new car excited their envy. 他们很羡慕他的新汽车.
* They only say such unkind things about you out of envy, ie because they are full of envy. 他们纯粹出于忌妒才说你这些坏话.
2 (idm 习语) the envy of sb thing that causes sb to feel envy 令人忌妒或羡慕的事物
*Her many talents were the envy of all her friends. 她多才多艺, 所有的朋友都很羡慕她.
* He's the envy of the whole street. 整条街的人都很羡慕他. Cf 参看 jealousy.
/'envɪ; `ɛnvɪ/
v (pt, pp envied) [Tn, Dn.n] feel envy of (sb) or at (sth) 忌妒或羡慕(某人[某事物])
*I envy you. 我羡慕你.
* I have always envied your good luck. 我一直羡慕你运气好.
* I don't envy him his money problems, ie I'm happy I don't have them. 我庆幸自己没有他那些金钱的麻烦.
1. Why, if little Hans comes here, and sees our warm fire, and our good supper, and our red wine, he will envy us, and envy is a terrible thing. 哎,如果小汉斯到咱家来,看到咱们温暖的火炉,丰盛的晚餐,还
有红酒,他会嫉妒我们的。而嫉妒却是一件令人可怕的事。
2. He never talked about himself as an object of pity, nor did he show any envy of the more fortunate or able. 他从不说自己可怜,也从不表现出对那些比他幸运或健康的人的羡慕。
3. A good dictionary is the envy of all students. 一本好词典是同学们所羡慕的东西。
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