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covetable

/kuhv-it/US // ˈkʌv ɪt //UK // (ˈkʌvɪt) //

令人羡慕的,觊觎,觊觎者,觊觎的人

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to desire wrongfully, inordinately, or without due regard for the rights of others: to covet another's property.
    • : to wish for, especially eagerly: He won the prize they all coveted.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to have an inordinate or wrongful desire.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as indesirable

Examples

  • Audiences might have been shrinking, but sports were—and still are—one of the few kinds of entertainment that reliably draw the viewerships that advertisers covet.

  • You'll learn useful info every time, even if it's what new parts not to covet.

  • It is unseemly to covet the possessions of others, but I do cast a longing eye on Jabbour’s ultimate row cover, namely a greenhouse named a polytunnel, or high tunnel, which has a frame covered in greenhouse-grade polyethylene.

  • All three stars, despite being so gifted and coveted, have major points to prove.

  • They coveted Bogdan Bogdanovic because, while not a star, he was the kind of shot creator who could make Coach Mike Budenholzer’s system less predictable.

  • The bags themselves were covetable items as ever, relying on highest-quality material: ostrich and crocodile.

  • Then there were, of course, the highly covetable accessories.

  • On Tuesday morning, J. Crew presented editors with a covetable fall 2013 collection.

  • From the hottest new sneakers with a sweet note to covetable lingerie, see our highlights.

  • There are just as many covetable skirts and delicate silk tap shorts as there are thorn-cupped bras and barely-there g-strings.

  • Competition was eager to secure this covetable literary memorial, which may one day become historical; it was knocked down at 25l.

  • They are scarcely so charming as the all needlework pictures, but still are delightful and covetable articles.

  • The better judgment in all affairs derives from this quality, which has some very covetable advantages for its possessor.

  • But as there is a peace more comfortable than any understanding, so also there is an understanding more covetable than any peace.

  • Such stones were, of course, “far sought, dear bought;” and rings believed to possess such covetable power had a high money value.