envy sb/sth
直接接名词或代词作宾语，中间不加介词。
She envies her sister's success.
她羡慕姐姐的成功。
羡慕；嫉妒
envies — third person singular of envy
渴望；眼红；妒忌；怨恨；对某人的好运或财产感到不满或憎恨；嫉妒地或不满地渴望(别人拥有而自己缺乏的东西)。；嫉妒；羡慕
to feel envious toward someone; to admire someone with envy
对某人的好运或财产感到不满或憎恨
To feel displeasure or hatred towards (someone) for their good fortune or possessions.
嫉妒地或不满地渴望(别人拥有而自己缺乏的东西)。
To resentfully or discontentedly desire (something someone else has that one lacks).
嫉妒；羡慕
feel envious towards; admire enviously
一般现在时
She envies her friend's success.
她羡慕朋友的成就。
一般过去时
He envied his neighbour's new car.
他嫉妒邻居的新车。
现在完成时
I have never envied anyone's wealth.
我从未羡慕过任何人的财富。
envy 是规则动词：第三人称单数 envies，过去式和过去分词 envied，现在分词 envying。
I really envy your ability to stay calm under pressure.
我真的很羡慕你能在压力下保持冷静。
用法提示：envy 用作及物动词，直接接羡慕的对象。
She envied her colleague's new apartment with a balcony.
她羡慕同事那套带阳台的新公寓。
用法提示：envied 是 envy 的过去式，表示过去某时的羡慕。
He envies his neighbor's beautiful garden every summer.
每年夏天他都羡慕邻居美丽的花园。
用法提示：envies 是 envy 的第三人称单数形式，表达习惯性的羡慕。
直接接名词或代词作宾语，中间不加介词。
She envies her sister's success.
她羡慕姐姐的成功。
for 后接引起羡慕或嫉妒的原因。
They envied him for his good luck.
他们因他的好运而嫉妒他。
双宾语结构，第二个宾语是被羡慕的具体事物，语气较正式。
I envy you your patience with the children.
我羡慕你对孩子们的耐心。
grammar · medium
易错句子I am envy of your new job.
正确表达I am envious of your new job.
envy 在本词条中是动词，不能放在 be 后面作表语；系动词 be 后面需要形容词，表示“羡慕的”要用 envious，结构为 be envious of。中文“我羡慕你”是一个动词谓语，直译成 be + envy 就出现了词性问题。
grammar · medium
易错句子I envy for his success.
正确表达I envy his success.
envy 是及物动词，直接接宾语，中间不能加介词 for。汉语“羡慕”同样直接带宾语，不要因为英语里 hope for、wait for 等搭配而类推加 for。
grammar · medium
易错句子I am envying your new car.
正确表达I envy your new car.
envy 表示心理状态，属于静态动词，一般不用进行时；表达此刻的羡慕用一般现在时 envy 即可，而不用 am envying。
我真羡慕你
I envy you — you're going to Paris next week.
我真羡慕你，你下周要去巴黎。
羡慕某人的成功
He envied his colleague's success but never said so.
他羡慕同事的成功，却从没说过。
因某事羡慕（或嫉妒）某人
We envied her for her calmness under pressure.
我们羡慕她在压力下的镇定。
暗自羡慕；私下嫉妒
Many of us secretly envied her freedom.
我们中许多人暗自羡慕她的自由。
极为嫉妒；非常羡慕
He bitterly envied his brother's luck.
他极为嫉妒哥哥的好运。
受到……的羡慕（或嫉妒）
She was envied by everyone in the office.
办公室里的每个人都羡慕她。
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