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单词 envies
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envies in British English

3rd person singular present tense of verb
1.  envy
plural noun
2.  envy
 

envy in British English

(ˈɛnvɪ)
nounWord forms: plural -vies
1. 
a feeling of grudging or somewhat admiring discontent aroused by the possessions, achievements, or qualities of another
2. 
the desire to have for oneself something possessed by another; covetousness
3. 
an object of envy
verbWord forms: -vies, -vying or -vied
4. 
to be envious of (a person or thing)
Derived forms
envier (ˈenvier)
noun
envyingly (ˈenvyingly)
adverb
Word origin
C13: via Old French from Latin invidia, from invidēre to eye maliciously, from in-2 + vidēre to see

Examples of 'envies' in a sentence
envies

But he plainly resents, or envies (depending on your sympathies), his rival's resources.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
But she also envies the excitement of a 'love affair' with a political cause.
The Times Literary Supplement (2018)
I'm sure my wife envies her freedom.
The Sun (2015)
What kind of person envies someone who is dying from cancer?
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
I condemned his actions but another side of me envies him.
The Sun (2010)
Every one of his peers envies his outlook.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Besides, almost everybody knows, and envies, the powerful instinctive side of your nature.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
A lot of history, and much of the world today, envies us that privilege.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Even so, most of us enjoy an affluence the majority of the world envies.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Everybody envies you your capacity for tact however trying the situation.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
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