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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。
觊觎；垂涎；贪求
coveted — past of covet
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
觊觎；垂涎；贪求
wish, long, or crave for (something, especially the property of another person)
He coveted his colleague's new laptop.
他觊觎同事的新笔记本电脑。
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.
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).
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.
covet
Base
原形
covets
3rd person
第三人称单数
coveting
-ing
现在分词
coveted
Past
过去式
coveted
Past participle
过去分词
She covets her neighbor's new car.
她觊觎邻居的新车。
He coveted the gold medal for years.
他多年来垂涎那枚金牌。
They have coveted this opportunity since last year.
他们自去年以来一直渴望这个机会。
意为觊觎、贪求，常用于贬义；属于规则变化。
My neighbor covets her sister's large garden and often talks about it.
我的邻居垂涎她姐姐的大花园，经常提起这件事。
As a child, I coveted my friend's toy collection almost every day.
小时候，我几乎每天都觊觎朋友的玩具收藏。
Coveting the corner office, she worked extra hours to impress the boss.
因为觊觎那间角落办公室，她加班加点以给老板留下好印象。
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。
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。
Not this
She covets for her neighbor's house.
Use this
She covets her neighbor's house.
动词 covet 是及物动词，后面直接跟所垂涎的事物，不需要介词 for。中文里常说“对……垂涎”，但英语中不能说 covet for something，应去掉 for。
Not this
He covets to own a sports car.
Use this
He covets a sports car.
covet 后面接名词（所渴望的事物），不能接动词不定式 to do。想表达“渴望得到某物”时，应把动作改为名词（如 to own a sports car 改为 a sports car），不能像 want/hope 那样用 to do。
Not this
His covet for power is dangerous.
Use this
His coveting of power is dangerous.
covet 是动词，不能直接作名词。表示“垂涎”这一行为或状态时，要用动名词 coveting，且后面接 of（coveting of something），而不是用 covet 作名词、后接 for。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
觊觎王位
The young prince secretly coveted the throne.
年轻的王子暗中觊觎王位。
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。
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。
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。
宝贵的名额
He earned a coveted spot on the national team.
他在国家队赢得了一个宝贵的名额。
不可贪恋邻人的房屋；也不可贪恋邻人的妻子、仆婢、牛驴，以及他一切所有的。
The Bible's command 'Thou shalt not covet' is one of the most quoted lines in film and literature.
圣经中的诫命“不可贪恋”是电影和文学中被引用最多的句子之一。
Use coveted naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.