[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]羡慕;忌妒Envy is the feeling you have when you wish you could have the same thing or quality that someone else has.
Gradually he began to acknowledge his feelings of envy towards his mother...
渐渐地,他开始承认自己羡慕母亲。
They gazed in a mixture of envy and admiration at the beauty of the statue.
他们心情复杂地凝视着这尊雕像,既为它的美丽折服又心生忌妒。
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[VERB 动词]羡慕;忌妒 If you envy someone, you wish that you had the same things or qualities that they have.
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I don't envy the young ones who've become TV superstars and know no other world...
我不羡慕那些成为超级电视明星,对其他却一无所知的年轻人。
I have a rich brother and a lot of people envy the fact...
我有个有钱的兄弟,很多人都因此羡慕我。
He envied Caroline her peace...
他羡慕卡罗琳的平和。
'You must've seen the world by now,' said Frannie, 'I envy you that.'
“现在你肯定已经大开眼界了,”弗兰尼说,“我真嫉妒你。”
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[N-SING 单数名词]羡慕的对象;令人忌妒的特征 If a thing or quality is the envy of someone, they wish very much that they could have or achieve it.
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Britain is now the envy of the world's record companies.
英国现在是全世界唱片公司羡慕的对象。
...an economic expansion that was the envy of many other states.
令很多其他国家羡慕的经济发展
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envy/ˈenvi; NAmEˈenvi/
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envyenviesenviedenvyingnoun[uncountable ]the feeling of wanting to be in the same situation as sb else; the feeling of wanting sth that sb else has 羡慕;忌妒SYN
jealousy
envy(of sb) ◆He couldn't conceal his envy of me.他掩饰不住对我的忌妒。envy(at/of sth) ◆She felt a pang of envy at the thought of his success.她想到他的成功便感到一阵忌妒的痛苦。◆They looked with envyat her latest purchase. 他们羡慕地看着她最近买到的东西。◆Her colleagues were green with envy(= they had very strong feelings of envy). 她的同事都非常眼红。IDIOMbe the envy of sb/sthto be a person or thing that other people admire and that causes feelings of envy成为羡慕(或忌妒)的对象;成为羡慕(或忌妒)的东西◆British television is the envy of the world.英国电视节目令世人羡慕。☞see also
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verb(en·vies,envy·ing,en·vied,en·vied)1to wish you had the same qualities, possessions, opportunities, etc. as sb else 羡慕;忌妒envysb ◆He envied her—she seemed to have everything she could possibly want.他羡慕她,她似乎要什么有什么。envysth ◆She has always envied my success.她一直忌妒我的成功。envysb sth ◆I envied him his good looks.我羡慕他的英俊。envysb doing sth ◆I envy you having such a close family.我羡慕你有这么一个关系紧密的家庭。2to be glad that you do not have to do what sb else has to do 庆幸(不必做别人非做不可的事)not envysb ◆It's a difficult situation you're in. I don't envy you.你的处境很困难,我不会羡慕你。not envysb sth ◆I don't envy her that job.我不羡慕她有那份工作。envy/ˈenvi; NAmEˈenvi/
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envyen‧vy1 /ˈenvi/ ●●○ verb (past tense and past participle envied, present participle envying, third person singular envies) [transitive]
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1to wish that you had someone else’s possessions, abilities etc: I really envy you and Ian, you seem so happy together. She has a lifestyle which most people would envy.envy somebody something He envied Rosalind her youth and strength.2I don’t envy you/her etc spoken used to say that you are glad that you are not in the bad situation that someone else is in
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envyenvy2 ●○○ noun [uncountable]
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1the feeling of wanting something that someone else has → jealousywith envy He watched the others with envy.envy of his envy of the young man’s successtwinge/pang of envy I felt a twinge of envy when I saw them together. She could see that all the other girls were green with envy (=feeling a lot of envy).2be the envy of somebody to be something that other people admire and want to have very much: an education system that is the envy of all European countries
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