covet
音標發(fā)音
- 英式音標 ['k?vit'k?v?t]
- 美式音標 [?k?v.?t]
- 國際音標 ['k?vit]
- 英式發(fā)音
- 美式發(fā)音
基本解釋
- vt.& vi.貪求，覬覦
- adj.值得渴望的
詞根記憶
- covert去掉一個r變成covet，由秘密變成公開的貪求
英漢例句
- It's a sin to covet.
貪得無厭是一種罪惡. - Covet not a gold - threaded robe. Cherish only your young days !
勸君莫惜金縷衣,勸 君惜 取少年時. - Many large companies covet these low - cost acquisition of troubled small companies.
許多大公司都覬覦低價收購這些陷入睏境的小公司. - It's a sin to covet.
貪得無厭是一種罪惡. - We do not covet anything from any nation.
我們不覬覦任何國家的任何東西.
英英字典
- to want to have something very much, especially something that belongs to someone else
- If you covet something, you strongly want to have it for yourself.