showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another\\\'s advantages;
\\\"he was never covetous before he met her\\\"
\\\"jealous of his success and covetous of his possessions\\\"
\\\"envious of their art collection\\\"
immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth;
\\\"they are avaricious and will do anything for money\\\"
\\\"casting covetous eyes on his neighbor\\\'s fields\\\"
\\\"a grasping old miser\\\"
\\\"grasping commercialism\\\"
\\\"greedy for money and power\\\"
\\\"grew richer and greedier\\\"
\\\"prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees\\\"
造句
用作形容詞(adj.)
She shows a covetous look. 她露出貪婪的表情。
He was never covetous before he met her. 在遇到她之前，他從不貪婪妄羨。
You are so covetous, eating the food in the bowl and looking at the pot. 你真貪心
He is covetous of her high salary. 他垂涎她的高薪。
He was casting covetous eyes at the company. 他對(duì)該公司垂涎三尺。