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每日N词 | covet-觊觎,垂涎;贪求,渴望 | 20161020
Peter coveted his neighbor’s farm but could not get her to sell it.
比特对邻居的农场垂涎三尺，但不能使她卖出来。
▷covet ['kʌvət]
【释义】If you covet something, you eagerly desire something that someone else has. If it's 95 degrees out and humid, you may find yourself coveting your neighbor's air conditioner.
to want to have something very much, especially something that belongs to someone else
觊觎，垂涎（尤指他人之物）；贪求，渴望
She always coveted but never it.她一直贪求权力，但从未得逞。
The Booker Prize is the most coveted British .布克奖是最令人向往的英国文学奖。
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