covet wealth 渴望财富
covet success 渴望成功
covet someone's position 觊觎某人的职位
covet a prize 渴望获得奖项
covet attention 渴望关注
1. He was coveting his friend's new bicycle.
他一直羡慕并渴望拥有朋友的新自行车。
2. She admitted to coveting the award after seeing the winners.
看到获奖者后，她承认自己很想获得这个奖项。
3. Coveting what others have can make people feel unhappy.
渴望拥有别人拥有的东西可能会让人感到不快乐。
A: Why are you coveting that new laptop?
A：你为什么那么想要那台新笔记本电脑？
B: I like its features, but I know I don't really need it.
B：我喜欢它的功能，但我知道自己其实并不需要它。
A: It's better to appreciate what you already have instead of coveting others' things.
A：珍惜自己已有的东西，比渴望别人的东西更好。
1) 表示非常想得到某种物品、机会或地位
2) 常用于描述对他人拥有之物的羡慕和渴望
3) 带有一定负面含义，暗示过度欲望
4) 是动词covet的现在分词形式
1. 渴望得到（尤指他人拥有的东西）
e.g. He was coveting his neighbor's beautiful garden.
他很羡慕邻居漂亮的花园。
2. 对某物产生强烈欲望
e.g. She was coveting the chance to study abroad.
她非常渴望获得出国学习的机会。
verb
1. Wanting to have something that belongs to someone else, especially because it seems valuable or desirable.
Synonym: desire, crave, envy