covetous

covetous

英 [ˈkʌvətəs]
　　美 ['kʌvətəs]

adj. 貪婪的；貪求的；渴望的

中文詞源：

covetous 貪求的

來自cover, 貪求。

例句：

1. Even here a red Lamborghini Diablo sports car attracts covetous stares.
即便在這兒，蘭博基尼的紅色迪亞博羅跑車也會招來垂涎的目光。

2. A poor man wants some things , a covetous man all things.
窮人需求不多,財迷想要一切.

3. She is envious of Jane's good looks and covetous of her car.
她既忌妒簡的美貌又垂涎她的汽車.

4. A covetous man is good to none but worse to himself.
貪婪之徒,與世無益,尤害自身.

5. He raised his head, with a look of unrestrained greed in his covetous eyes.
他抬起頭來, 一對貪婪的眼光露出饞涎欲滴的神情.