Word · Frequency #23675
covet
觊觎；垂涎；贪求
wish, long, or crave for (something, especially the property of another person)
- 1.
To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of, often enviously.
热切希望得到,常含嫉妒地渴望占有。
- 2.
To long for inordinately or unlawfully; to hanker after (something forbidden).
过分或非法地渴望；垂涎(被禁止之物)。
- 3.
To yearn; to have or indulge an inordinate desire, especially for another's possession.
渴望；纵容过分的欲望,尤指对他人的财物。
热切希望得到,常含嫉妒地渴望占有。；过分或非法地渴望；垂涎(被禁止之物)。；渴望；纵容过分的欲望,尤指对他人的财物。；妄想；垂涎
In use
My neighbor covets her sister's large garden and often talks about it.
As a child, I coveted my friend's toy collection almost every day.
Coveting the corner office, she worked extra hours to impress the boss.
covet sth
covet 是及物动词，直接接宾语，后面不加介词。
He coveted his colleague's new laptop.
他觊觎同事的新笔记本电脑。
be coveted (by sb)
当渴望得到的事物作主语时，常用被动语态。
This championship trophy is coveted by every team.
这座冠军奖杯被每支球队觊觎。
Verb forms
base covet · third person covets · -ing coveting · past coveted · past participle coveted
意为觊觎、贪求，常用于贬义；属于规则变化。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- covet power
- 觊觎权力
- The ruthless general coveted power above all else.那位冷酷的将军觊觎权力胜过一切。
- covet the throne
- 觊觎王位
- The young prince secretly coveted the throne.年轻的王子暗中觊觎王位。
- covet someone's possessions
- 觊觎他人的财物
- It is wrong to covet someone's possessions.觊觎他人的财物是不对的。
- coveted prize
- 令人垂涎的大奖
- This year's coveted prize went to a young scientist.今年这一令人垂涎的大奖颁给了一位年轻科学家。
- coveted title
- 令人向往的冠军头衔
- She successfully defended her coveted title.她成功卫冕了这一令人向往的冠军头衔。
- coveted spot
Learner notes
Memory Tip
谐音联想：‘covet’像‘crave it’（渴望它），渴望别人的财物就是觊觎垂涎。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式写作、文学作品、严肃讨论 covet 通常用于正式或文学语境，表示强烈渴望得到他人之物；日常口语中更常用 want 或 desire。
Pronunciation & Spelling
None of the listed words fully rhymes with covet /ˈkʌvɪt/. cover /ˈkʌvər/, hover /ˈhʌvər/, and lover /ˈlʌvər/ match covet's stressed /ʌ/ and the -ove-/-ov- spelling, but their endings /ər/ differ from /ɪt/. rivet /ˈrɪvɪt/, velvet /ˈvɛlvɪt/, and vet /vɛt/ share the -vet spelling, but their stressed vowels differ, so they are spelling lookalikes rather than rhymes.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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