| 单词 | covet |
| 释义 | covet (once / 816 pages) v If you covet something, you eagerly desire something that someone else has. If it's 95 degrees out and humid, you may find yourself coveting your neighbor's air conditioner. If the word covet sounds familiar, you're thinking of the Tenth Commandment: "Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbor's." Basically this means you should be happy with your electronic gadgets and not be jealous when a friend gets something better. WORD FAMILYcovet: coveted, coveting, covets USAGE EXAMPLESIn entertainment news, “Game of Thrones” once again wins the coveted Emmy Award for Drama Series With the Most Naked People. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) Most spent high school with the adjective “coveted.” Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) The Communists coveted the far more sophisticated American weapons. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) v wish, long, or crave for (something, especially the property of another person) She covets her sister's house Hypo|Hyper drool, salivate be envious, desirous, eager for, or extremely happy about something begrudge, envy be envious of; set one's heart on |
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