Word · Frequency #23675
coveted
觊觎；垂涎；贪求
coveted is the past of covet.
核心释义
wish, long, or crave for (something, especially the property of another person)
- 1.
热切希望得到,常含嫉妒地渴望占有。
To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of, often enviously.
- 2.
过分或非法地渴望；垂涎(被禁止之物)。
To long for inordinately or unlawfully; to hanker after (something forbidden).
- 3.
渴望；纵容过分的欲望,尤指对他人的财物。
To yearn; to have or indulge an inordinate desire, especially for another's possession.
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
用法In use
My neighbor covets her sister's large garden and often talks about it.
用法提示：covets 是动词 covet 的第三人称单数形式，作谓语，表示‘觊觎、垂涎’别人的东西。
As a child, I coveted my friend's toy collection almost every day.
用法提示：coveted 是 covet 的过去式，作及物动词，表示强烈想要别人的东西。
Coveting the corner office, she worked extra hours to impress the boss.
用法提示：coveting 是 covet 的现在分词，用于句首作状语，表示‘贪求、觊觎’。
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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.
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