covetous
发音
英 [ˈkʌvətəs]
美 [ˈkʌvətəs]
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- adj.
- <贬>贪婪的,垂涎的
- 狼贪虎视
- 爱财
- 馋
单词词源
covetous 贪求的
来自cover, 贪求。
双语例句
- 1. A covetous man is good to none but worse to himself .
- 贪婪的人对别人毫无好处,对自己却坏处更大。
- 2. While covetous is the obsession with things , the object of envy is that which another has whether material thing or not .
- 贪婪指的是对物的奢望,而嫉妒的对像是别人所拥有的,无论是否是属物的。
- 3. A covetous man is good to none but worse to .
- 贪心的人对旁人一无利益,对本身却害处更大。
- 4. A covetous man is good to none , but worst to himself .
- 贪心不足的人对他人无益,对自己最有害。
- 5. If money be not you servant , it will be your master . The covetous man can not so properly be said to possess wealth , as that may be said to possess him .
- 如果钱财不是你的仆役,那就是你的主人。贪财的人与其说是他拥有钱财,不如说是钱财占有他。