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envy n.vt.羡慕,嫉妒 Envy comes from the Latin word invidere, which literally means “look upon.” You know when you say something funny or smart and someone gives you the evil eye? Envy all the way. Envy can be used as a noun or as a verb: Envy (noun) is the feeling you have when you envy (verb) what someone else has. ★★☆☆☆ 2017.3

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['envi] Wanting what someone else has and resenting them for having it is envy. If your best friend comes to school with the silver backpack you’d had your eye on all summer, you want to be happy for her, instead you feel bitter envy. By most recent measures, the UK’s GDP has been the envy of the Western world, with record low unemployment and high growth figures. 1[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。2[VERB 动词]羡慕；忌妒 If you envy someone, you wish that you had the same things or qualities that they have.   [V n]  [V n n]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。”3[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.   [the N of n]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4  green with envy→see: green；

英语单词	envy
英美音标	['envi]
中文释义	n. vt.羡慕,嫉妒
vocab简明	Wanting what someone else has and resenting them for having it is envy. If your best friend comes to school with the silver backpack you’d had your eye on all summer, you want to be happy for her, instead you feel bitter envy.
vocab扩展	Envy comes from the Latin word invidere, which literally means “look upon.” You know when you say something funny or smart and someone gives you the evil eye? Envy all the way. Envy can be used as a noun or as a verb: Envy (noun) is the feeling you have when you envy (verb) what someone else has.
真题原句	By most recent measures, the UK’s GDP has been the envy of the Western world, with record low unemployment and high growth figures.
柯林斯星级	★★☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [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。 2 [VERB 动词]羡慕；忌妒 If you envy someone, you wish that you had the same things or qualities that they have. [V n] [V n n] 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。” 3 [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. [the N of n] 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 4 green with envy→see: green ；
来源	2017.3

Envy N Feeling Record 羡慕；忌妒 Thing Quality [V