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coveted

/ˈkʌv.ɪ.tɪd/

翻译: 形容某物非常令人向往或渴望得到,通常因为其稀有、珍贵或具有声望。, 动词,指强烈地渴望得到本属于他人的东西,常含嫉妒或贪心之意。

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词语关系

adjective

/ˈkʌv.ɪ.tɪd/C1formal
  • zh形容某物非常令人向往或渴望得到,通常因为其稀有、珍贵或具有声望。

Describes something that is greatly desired or wished for, often because it is rare, valuable, or prestigious.

  1. Greatly desiredB2formal

    Something that is strongly wished for or desired, often because it is rare or valuable.

    zh令人垂涎的

    • She won the coveted award for best actress.
    • The company received the coveted contract with the government.
    • He finally achieved his coveted position as CEO.

    同义词craveddesiredlonged-forsought-afterwantedyearned-for

    反义词undesiredunvaluedunwantedunwished

词形
  • more coveted comparative form
  • most coveted superlative form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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Vocabulary data from the Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset (CC BY 4.0), https://huggingface.co/datasets/Fristail27/vocab-bloom-hub-en

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verb

covet/ˈkʌv.ɪt/C1formal
  • zh动词,指强烈地渴望得到本属于他人的东西,常含嫉妒或贪心之意。

A verb used to express a strong desire to possess something that belongs to someone else.

  1. Desire something belonging to anotherB2formal

    To wish for or want something that belongs to someone else, often with envy.

    zh贪图他人之物

    • He secretly coveted his neighbor's new car.
    • She coveted the promotion that her colleague received.
    • The old man coveted the young artist's talent.

    同义词cravedesireenvywant

    反义词disdainforgorelinquishrenouncespurn

  2. Strong desire for somethingC1formal

    To have a strong, often excessive, desire to possess something.

    zh强烈渴望

    • The king coveted the riches of the neighboring kingdom.
    • Many people covet fame and fortune.
    • She coveted the beautiful jewelry displayed in the shop window.

    同义词cravedesirewant

    反义词disdainrenouncescorn

词形
  • coveted past participle
  • coveted past simple
  • coveting present participle
  • covets third person singular
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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Vocabulary data from the Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset (CC BY 4.0), https://huggingface.co/datasets/Fristail27/vocab-bloom-hub-en

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所有列出的许可证均适用

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