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covet 音標拼音: [k'ʌvət] vt.
vi. 妄想,垂涎 妄想,垂涎 covet v 1: wish, long, or crave for ( something, especially the property of another person); " She covets her sister' s house" Covet \ Cov" et\ ( k? v"? t), v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Covered}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Coveting}.] [ OF. coveitier, covoitier, F. convoiter, from a derivative fr. L. cupere to desire; cf. Skr. kup to become excited. Cf. { Cupidity}.] [ 1913 Webster] 1. To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of; -- used in a good sense. [ 1913 Webster] Covet earnestly the best gifts. -- 1. Cor. xxii. 31. [ 1913 Webster] If it be a sin to covet honor, I am the most offending soul alive. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To long for inordinately or unlawfully; to hanker after ( something forbidden). [ 1913 Webster] Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor' s house. -- Ex. xx. 17. Syn: To long for; desire; hanker after; crave. [ 1913 Webster]
Covet \ Cov" et\, v. i. To have or indulge inordinate desire. [ 1913 Webster] Which [ money] while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith. -- 1 Tim. vi. 10. [ 1913 Webster] 18 Moby Thesaurus words for " covet": aspire after, begrudge, cast envious eyes, choose, crave, crave after, crawl after, desiderate, envy, grudge, hanker after, hunger after, lust after, pant after, run mad after, thirst after, want, wish
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