| 单词 | covet |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['kʌvit] |
| 解释 | v.贪求，妄想 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v. 贪求，妄想(to want ardently ) |
| 字源 | covet (v.) mid-13c., from Old French coveitier "covet, desire, lust after" (12c., Modern French convoiter, influenced by con- words), probably ultimately from Latin cupiditas "passionate desire, eagerness, ambition," from cupidus "very desirous," from cupere "long for, desire" (see cupidity). Related: Coveted; coveting. |
| 不择手段背单词 | 无 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】cover it 想罩过来，占有控制它；音：渴望它；音：口味特，口味特大，特能吃 【相关】crave 恳求，渴望 |
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