covet

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++cov·et /ˈkʌvɪt/ verb [transitive] formal  WANTto have a very strong desire to have something that someone else has 贪求；垂涎，觊觎 The Michelin Awards are coveted by restaurants all over the world. 米其林评级是全世界所有餐厅的渴望。→ See Verb table

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covet• How can Willy plant seeds, a simple act he covets?• If it can retain its customers' faith it could achieve the leadership position it covets by 1997.• The Finance Minister post was one of the coveted cabinet jobs.• The second whinnied and moved back a step to graze the spot it had been coveting for the past hour.• Gatlin covets my job, which he has been in line for twice before.• The most coveted prize is empties.• But in times of tight elections these unsung regions become political hubs, and their votes are coveted prizes.• He might have known the Great Enchanter personally, and will almost certainly covet some of Drachenfels' magical possessions.Origin covet (1200-1300) Old French coveitier, from coveitié “desire”, from Latin cupiditas; → CUPIDITY

cov·et verbChineseSyllable  

a to desire Corpus to strong very have

covet
cov‧et /ˈkʌvət, ˈkʌvɪt/ verb [transitive] formalto have a very strong desire to have something that someone else has:
    The Michelin Awards are coveted by restaurants all over the world.

covetBrE /ˈkʌvət/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkʌvət/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they covet BrE /ˈkʌvət/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈkʌvət/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it covets BrE /ˈkʌvəts/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈkʌvəts/ 🔊past simple coveted BrE /ˈkʌvətɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈkʌvətɪd/ 🔊past participle coveted BrE /ˈkʌvətɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈkʌvətɪd/ 🔊 -ing form coveting BrE /ˈkʌvətɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈkʌvətɪŋ/ 🔊~ sth (formal) to want sth very much, especially sth that belongs to sb else 渴望；贪求（尤指别人的东西）；觊觎◆He had long coveted the chance to work with a famous musician. 他一直渴望有机会与著名音乐家合作。🔊🔊◆They are this year's winners of the coveted trophy (= that everyone would like to win). 他们获得了本年度人人觊觎的大奖。🔊🔊