covet

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of, often enviously. transitive
    — What Netflix really covets is closer to its current competencies: WBD's “intellectual property”, or in plain English, franchises such as Harry Potter, Game of Thrones, Friends, pictured, and The Sopranos.
  2. To long for inordinately or unlawfully; to hanker after (something forbidden). transitive
  3. To yearn; to have or indulge an inordinate desire, especially for another's possession. intransitive
    — No! He covets. That is his nature. And how do we begin to covet, Clarice? Do we seek out things to covet? Make an effort to answer now.

词形变化

covets present,singular,third-person coveting participle,present coveted participle,past coveted past

词汇关系

近义词
hanker
衍生词
covetess coveting covetingly uncoveting
相关词
covetable coveter covetous

词源

From Middle English coveten, coveiten, coveyten, from Old French covoitier (modern French convoiter), from covoitié (“desire”), presumably modified from Latin cupiditas.
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