covets

英 [ˈkʌvəts] 美 [ˈkʌvəts]

v.  渴望; 贪求(尤指别人的东西); 觊觎
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  1. VERB 渴望;贪求;觊觎
    If you covet something, you strongly want to have it for yourself.
    1. She coveted his job so openly that conversations between them were tense.
      她毫不隐讳地表示想得到他的工作，以至于他们之间说话都带着火药味。
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双语例句

  1. Virgin has a number of extremely valuable landing "slots" at Heathrow airport, which delta covets.
    维珍航空在伦敦的希思罗机场拥有一些极有价值的机位，早已令达美航空觊觎已久。
  2. Thus, everyone covets strength and power, but rare are those capable of using soft and weak appropriately.
    所以说，人们没有不好强的，但却很少有人能掌握“柔能克刚，弱能胜强”这个微妙的道理。
  3. Nigerian officials suggest CNOOC may emerge with only a fraction of the reserves it covets.
    尼日利亚官员表示，中海油可能仅会得到其渴望得到的石油储量的一部分。
  4. The presidency is surely a job that every politician covets.
    总统职位无疑是每个政客都觊觎的。
  5. Yet Moscow and Beijing have to admit that critique is not the same as leadership, which Russia covets, and which China cannot forever escape from.
    但是，北京和莫斯科也必须承认“批评”不能等同于“领导”。
  6. But the thing this guy covets most.
    但这家伙最为渴望的。
  7. The Vatican covets inclusion on lists of jurisdictions deemed to be compliant with international money laundering norms.
    梵蒂冈希望自己被列入遵守国际反洗钱规定的司法辖区名单。
  8. Whoever coined it could not have expected that it would still be so pertinent in 2008, as the nation begins the process of rebuilding its economy and that thing it covets most of all, its reputation.
    不管是谁想出了这句话，他一定估计不到，在2008年它仍是那么的恰如其分。在这一年，这个国家开始了重建过程，重建其经济和它最为渴求的东西&名誉。
  9. A country can't invade its neighbourjust because it covets its wealth and resources.
    一国不能因垂涎邻国的财富和资源而侵犯该国。
  10. The same also applies to Tottenham Hotspur, with Luka Modric, another player Ferguson covets.
    而且弗格森爵士欣赏的热刺球员莫得里奇也不会来到曼联。
  11. He resents the new prince and the cub's status as next in line to be king-a job he covets for himself.
    他嫉恨新王子的诞生，因为这孩子将会继承他垂涎已久的王位。
  12. There is no question that Chelsea must augment their initial offer substantially if they are to land the player Roman Abramovich covets more than any other.
    显然对于这位阿布情有独衷的球员，切尔西还会在他们的报价上继续加码。
  13. He covets my parking space.
    他对我的停车位垂涎欲滴。
  14. It is the kind of TV news coverage every president covets.
    所有总统都垂涎这类电视新闻报导。
  15. From the perspective of the geopolitical theory, the true purpose of the Iraqi war is that the US covets the important position and Iraqi geopolitical values.
    从地缘政治的视角分析伊拉克战争，美国打击伊拉克的真正原因，是觊觎伊拉克重要的地理位置及其地缘政治价值。
  16. Because Mongolia's geographical position is strategical and important, Russia covets the Mongolian area for a long time.
    由于蒙古的地理位置具有重要的战略意义，俄国对蒙古地区觊觎已久。
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