单词	covetously
释义	covetouscov‧et‧ous /ˈkʌvɪtəs/ adjective formal Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES They began to cast covetous eyes on their neighbors' fields. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS But she knew she had seen that covetous look in his eyes as he had watched her. He's being covetous the way I was. The Museum site includes a hard-standing and all the volunteers are keeping a covetous eye on a nearby T2-type hangar. Thesaurus THESAURUS► jealous feeling unhappy because someone has something that you want and cannot have: · Maybe he's jealous because I got the job and he didn't.· Sharon had always been jealous of her sister's long blonde hair. ► envious especially written wishing that you had something nice or special that someone else has: · When I saw the garden, I was really envious.· She knew she was beautiful and enjoyed the envious looks of other women. ► green with envy very envious: · You'll be green with envy when you see their new house. ► covetous formal having a very strong desire to have something that someone else has: · The King was a covetous and grasping man. having a very strong desire to have something that someone else has:  They began to cast covetous eyes on their neighbours’ fields.—covetously adverb—covetousness noun [uncountable]
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