Grammar Note
作名词时通常不可数；在 be the envy of... 结构里可作可数名词，表示“令人羡慕的人或事”。
嫉妒；羡慕；眼红
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嫉妒；羡慕；眼红
A feeling of grudging or resentful longing for something another person has, often mixed with admiration.
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。
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)
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。
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。
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作名词时通常不可数；在 be the envy of... 结构里可作可数名词，表示“令人羡慕的人或事”。
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