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coveted v.觊觎；垂涎；贪图 (1) 艾波比先生不觊觎权力。(2) 我们不觊觎任何国家的任何东西。(3) 我们垂涎每天看到的东西。(4) 不是自己的东西就不要妄想，即使是偷一根针也是一种罪过。(5) 他认为贪图他人的财物是有罪的。(6) 你不可贪恋邻舍的财物。 Coveted comes from the Latin cupiditas, meaning “passionate desire, eagerness, ambition.” Cupid isn't always involved, though — coveted is another way of saying "sought after." The poet Ella Wheeler Wilcox said, “If you are seeking health, wealth, usefulness, skill in any direction, there is nothing and no one who can hinder your attainment of the coveted boon, if you are willing to work and wait." So get to work for all that coveted health and wealth!

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英 ['kʌvət] 美 ['kʌvət] (1) Mr Appleby does not covet power.(2) We do not covet anything from any nation.(3) We covet what we see every day.(4) Never covet what is not yours, for it is a sin to steal a pin.(5) He thinks it's a sin to covet other's properties.(6) You shall not covet the neighbor's goods. Coveted means "in demand" or "desired." If the most coveted seat on the bus for you is the one right next to the bathroom, then you shouldn’t have any problem getting it because most people don't want it. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]人人向往的 You use coveted to describe something that very many people would like to have.   [usu ADJ n]Allan Little from Radio 4 took the coveted title of reporter of the year.第四广播台的艾伦·利特尔获得了人人梦寐以求的年度记者称号。...one of sport's most coveted trophies.体育界最令人垂涎的一个奖杯...a supply of highly coveted hard currency.大受追捧的强势货币的供应

英语单词	coveted
英美音标	英 ['kʌvət] 美 ['kʌvət]
中文释义	v.觊觎；垂涎；贪图
英语例句	(1) Mr Appleby does not covet power. (2) We do not covet anything from any nation. (3) We covet what we see every day. (4) Never covet what is not yours, for it is a sin to steal a pin. (5) He thinks it's a sin to covet other's properties. (6) You shall not covet the neighbor's goods.
中文例句	(1) 艾波比先生不觊觎权力。 (2) 我们不觊觎任何国家的任何东西。 (3) 我们垂涎每天看到的东西。 (4) 不是自己的东西就不要妄想，即使是偷一根针也是一种罪过。 (5) 他认为贪图他人的财物是有罪的。 (6) 你不可贪恋邻舍的财物。
vocabulary简明	Coveted means "in demand" or "desired." If the most coveted seat on the bus for you is the one right next to the bathroom, then you shouldn’t have any problem getting it because most people don't want it.
vocabulary扩展	Coveted comes from the Latin cupiditas, meaning “passionate desire, eagerness, ambition.” Cupid isn't always involved, though — coveted is another way of saying "sought after." The poet Ella Wheeler Wilcox said, “If you are seeking health, wealth, usefulness, skill in any direction, there is nothing and no one who can hinder your attainment of the coveted boon, if you are willing to work and wait." So get to work for all that coveted health and wealth!
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]人人向往的 You use coveted to describe something that very many people would like to have. [usu ADJ n] Allan Little from Radio 4 took the coveted title of reporter of the year. 第四广播台的艾伦·利特尔获得了人人梦寐以求的年度记者称号。 ...one of sport's most coveted trophies. 体育界最令人垂涎的一个奖杯 ...a supply of highly coveted hard currency. 大受追捧的强势货币的供应

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