be the envy of sb
固定搭配，表示成为某人羡慕或嫉妒的对象，常用 be the envy of 结构。
Her new house is the envy of the whole neighbourhood.
她的新房子让整个街区的人都羡慕不已。
令人嫉妒（或羡慕）的人或事物；嫉妒（七宗罪之一）；嫉恨；红皮食用苹果品种；对他人所拥有之物的怨恨性渴望(不限于物质财产)；勉强羡慕并渴望拥有他人所有物的感觉
A feeling of grudging or resentful longing for something another person has, often mixed with admiration.
对他人所拥有之物的怨恨性渴望(不限于物质财产)
Resentful desire of something possessed by another or others (but not limited to material possessions).
勉强羡慕并渴望拥有他人所有物的感觉
a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another
令人嫉妒或羡慕的对象
An object of envious notice or feeling.
因他人成功而产生的怨恨和嫉妒(七宗罪之一)
spite and resentment at seeing the success of another (personified as one of the deadly sins)
一种红皮食用苹果品种
A red-skinned variety of eating apple.
She felt a pang of envy when she saw her friend's new car.
看到朋友的新车，她感到一阵嫉妒。
用法提示：envy 在此作名词，表示对他人的拥有物产生的嫉妒或羡慕。
His success at such a young age is the envy of many older workers.
他如此年轻就取得成功，令许多年纪较大的同事羡慕。
用法提示：the envy of... 为名词用法，表示令人羡慕或嫉妒的对象。
They tried to hide their envy, but their faces gave them away.
他们试图掩饰嫉妒，但脸上的表情还是泄露了心事。
用法提示：envy 在这里作不可数名词，指嫉妒、眼红这种感受。
固定搭配，表示成为某人羡慕或嫉妒的对象，常用 be the envy of 结构。
Her new house is the envy of the whole neighbourhood.
她的新房子让整个街区的人都羡慕不已。
常与 look at、watch 等动词连用，表示怀着羡慕或嫉妒的心情。
He watched his rival's promotion with envy.
他满怀羡慕地看着对手升职。
表示出于嫉妒的动机，多用来解释某个行为的原因。
She spread the rumour out of envy.
她出于嫉妒散布了那个谣言。
名词后接 of 或 at，引出所嫉妒的对象或事由。
His envy of his brother's success was hard to hide.
他对哥哥成功的嫉妒难以掩饰。
grammar · medium
易错句子After seeing her friend's new car, she was full of envies.
正确表达After seeing her friend's new car, she was full of envy.
envy 表示“嫉妒、羡慕”这种情感时是不可数名词，没有复数形式，不能加 -s。envies 只用于“令人羡慕的人或事物”这类可数义项，这里说的是情感，所以要用 envy。
grammar · medium
易错句子His new house is an envy of all his neighbours.
正确表达His new house is the envy of all his neighbours.
the envy of sb/sth 是固定搭配，意为“令……羡慕的对象”，其中必须用定冠词 the，不用不定冠词 an；an envy of 不符合英语习惯，所以改为 the envy of。
grammar · medium
易错句子I am envy of your success.
正确表达I am envious of your success.
表示“羡慕某人的……”要用形容词 envious 加 of（be envious of）。envy 是名词或动词，不能作系动词 be 后的表语，所以不能说 I am envy of；这里把 envy 换成形容词 envious，句子才成立。
非常嫉妒；妒火中烧
She was green with envy when she saw her friend's new car.
看到朋友的新车，她妒火中烧。
出于嫉妒
He spread the rumour out of envy, not because it was true.
他散布那个谣言是出于嫉妒，而不是因为那是真的。
成为…羡慕的对象；令…羡慕
Their garden is the envy of the whole neighbourhood.
他们的花园令整个街区的人羡慕。
一阵嫉妒
She felt a pang of envy when she heard about his promotion.
听说他升职时，她感到一阵嫉妒。
嫉妒地看着；羡慕地看着
The younger players looked with envy at his trophy.
年轻球员们嫉妒地看着他的奖杯。
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