Covetous
[ 'kʌvətəs ]
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adj. <贬>贪婪的，垂涎的;狼贪虎视;爱财;馋;
💡 词根助记
covet(贪求)+ous(形容词后缀)→贪梦的
📝 例句
He was casting covetous eyes at the company.
他对该公司垂涎三尺。
covetous of his high salary
觊觎他的高薪的
glare at fiercely ( with covetous desire )
虎视眈眈
He raised his head, with a look of unrestrained greed in his covetous eyes.
他抬起头来, 一对贪婪的眼光露出馋涎欲滴的神情。
He cast a covetous eye at the that small fortune.
他对那份小小家产垂涎三尺。
🌱 联想助记
【记】cove-cover盖,t-拼音“头”,ous-后缀“多”:盖头多,也就是娶了一万个老婆,比如阿拉伯那帮混蛋,虽然令人羡慕,但是不能否认它们的贪婪本性
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
covetous
adj ~ (of sth) (derog 贬) having or showing a strong desire to possess (esp sth that belongs to sb else) 贪求（尤指别人的东西）的
covetous of his high salary 觊觎他的高薪的
a covetous look, glance, etc 贪婪的眼色、 一瞥等.
🔁 扩展释义
*['kʌvitәs]a. 贪婪的, 妄想的
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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She plays hard.
她玩起来也拼命。
Draw water with a sieve.
竹篮子打水一场空。
After switching on powerful arc lights, they saw great stalagmites -- some of them over forty feet high -- rising up like tree-trunks to meet the stalactites suspended from the roof.
他们打开强力弧光灯，看见一株株巨大的石笋，有的高达40英尺，像树干似地向上长着，与洞顶悬挂下来的钟乳石相接。