adj. 贪婪的。 be covetous of 渴望，贪求。 adv. -ly ,-ness n.
immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth; "they are avaricious and will do anything for money"; "casting covetous eyes on his neighbor''s fields"; "a grasping old miser"; "grasping commercialism"; "greedy for money and power"; "grew richer and greedier"; "prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees" 同义词：avaricious, grabby, grasping, greedy, prehensile,
showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another''s advantages; "he was never covetous before he met her"; "jealous of his success and covetous of his possessions"; "envious of their art collection" 同义词：envious, jealous,
例句与用法
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He was casting covetous eyes at the company . 他对该公司垂涎三尺。
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He raised his head , with a look of unrestrained greed in his covetous eyes . 他抬起头来，一对贪婪的眼光露出馋涎欲滴的神情。
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Therefore there was great enmity between this covetous jew and the generous merchant antonio . 因此，这个贪婪的犹太人就跟慷慨的商人安东尼奥结下了很深的仇恨。
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All the states were covetous of the sovereign powers they had exercised since the breakaway from england 11 years earlier . 所有各州都想拥有11年前脱离英国后一直行使的主权。
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She owns a house at the seaside . covetous of learning 她在海滨拥有自己的房子。
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A covetous man is good to none but worse to himself 贪婪的人对别人毫无好处
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Don ' t be covetous of another person ' s property 对他人的财产不要觊觎的。
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Covetous of power or honor ; envious 急欲获得的妄想权力或荣誉的；嫉妒的
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A covetous man is good to none but worse to himself 贪婪的人对别人没好处，对自己更有害。
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A covetous man is good to none , but worst to himself 贪心不足的人对他人无益，对自己最有害。
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