covet 是什么意思

	vt.,vi. 妄想(别人东西)，贪求。 All covet all lose. 贪多无所得。 adj. -able 可垂涎的，可羡慕的。

wish, long, or crave for (something, especially the property of another person); "She covets her sister''s house"

	1.	We do not covet anything from any nation . 我们不觊觎任何国家的任何东西。
	2.	He all but coveted the pleasant drawing-room . 他几乎渴望那种舒适的客厅。
	3.	China is an attractive piece of meat coveted by all . 中国是一块肥肉，谁都想吃。
	4.	He coveted an opportunity of talking to the stranger . 他盼望着能和怪客交谈一次。
	5.	It is coveted by collectors . 它被收藏家们所垂涎。
	6.	We managed to run the coveted pennies and halfpennies to earth . 我们东翻西找，好不容易找到几枚一便士和半便士的硬币。
	7.	"i covet nothing," said mr. skimpole, in the same light gaiety . “我什么也不贪图”，斯金波先生说话的时候，还是那样快活。
	8.	She needn't have been uneasy on that account, for i never coveted anything that is yours . 她用不着因此担心，因为我从来不垂涎你所有的东西。
	9.	Now i realize that it is possible for the rich to sin by coveting the privileges of the poor . 现在我认识到，由于羡慕穷人的特权，富人也可能犯罪。
	10.	He never once took the name of the lord his god in vain, committed adultery or coveted his neighbor's ass . 他从不亵渎上帝的名字，从不和人通奸，从不想去勾引邻居的老婆。

covet是什么意思