音标：['kʌvit] ；

v. 妄想, 垂涎

v. wish, long, or crave for (something, especially the property of another person)

词型变化：第三人称单数 : covets ; 现在分词 : coveting ; 过去式 : coveted ; 过去分词 : coveted ; 名词复数形式 : covets
考试类型：[GRE]

词性分布：

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covet的用法和样例：

例句

用作动词(v.)

Mr Appleby does not covet power.艾波比先生不觊觎权力。
We do not covet anything from any nation.我们不觊觎任何国家的任何东西。
We covet what we see every day.我们垂涎每天看到的东西。
Never covet what is not yours, for it is a sin to steal a pin.不是自己的东西就不要妄想，即使是偷一根针也是一种罪过。
He thinks it's a sin to covet other's properties.他认为贪图他人的财物是有罪的。
You shall not covet the neighbor's goods.你不可贪恋邻舍的财物。

经典引文

They covet subacid Liquors, and abhor fat and oily things.
出自：J. Arbuthnot
Her mind..coveted to regain its serenity.
出自：F. Burney
He did not covet small-bore social acceptance.
出自：D. Halberstam

【近义词】

crave渴望
desire渴望
want要
hanker向往
long for渴望
wish for希望得到
yearn for渴望
lust贪欲
envy羡慕
languish衰弱无力
ambition雄心
pine松树

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