英 [ˈkʌvətəs] 美 [ˈkʌvətəs]
adj. 贪婪的；贪求的；渴望的
covetous /ˈkʌvɪtəs/
形容词 A covetous person has a strong desire to possess something, especially something that belongs to another person. 贪婪的; 垂涎的
Even here a red Lamborghini Diablo sports car attracts covetous stares.
即便在这儿，一辆红色兰博基尼的迪亚波罗跑车也会招来垂涎的目光。
immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields
同义词： avaricious / grabby / grasping / greedy / prehensile
贪婪的
covetous adj.贪婪的（过度地或罪过地渴望别人财产的，有占有欲的）＝..
... pontifical 自以为是的，武断的 covetous 贪心的 crabbed 暴躁的，潦草的，难懂的 ...
... 眼 眼 eye 眼红 眼红 covetous 眼皮子浅 眼皮子浅 superficial mind ...
... 贪求的 covetous 贪求无厌的 unsatiable 贪求利润的 profithungry ; hungry ...
covetously 贪心地；妄想地
covetousness 贪婪；贪心；妄羡
Even here a red Lamborghini Diablo sports car attracts covetous stares.
即便在这儿，一辆红色兰博基尼的迪亚波罗跑车也会招来垂涎的目光。
More silent than my shadow, I pass through the loftily covetous multitude.
我比自己的影子更寂静，穿过纷纷扰扰的贪婪。
Therefore there was great enmity between this covetous jew and the generous merchant antonio .
因此，这个贪婪的犹太人就跟慷慨的商人安东尼奥结下了很深的仇恨。
But they were breaking an unwritten rule of private business in China: do not grow so big as to make the state covetous.
ECONOMIST: In rural China, a private oil boom became a state-owned one
One effect has been to make Ireland less envious, and perhaps less covetous, of Northern Ireland, which in the past has always been regarded as the rich neighbour.
At a time when America urgently needs to rebuild its revenue base and continue unwinding its public debts, it's little wonder that lawmakers cast a covetous eye on the overseas profits of U.S. firms.