英语词汇“envy”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

verb | noun

envyenvy1 /ˈɛnvi/ ●●○ verb (envied, envying) [transitive]

VERB TABLE

envy

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	envy
	he, she, it	envies
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	envied
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have envied
	he, she, it	has envied
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had envied
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will envy
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have envied

Continuous Form
Present	I	am envying
	he, she, it	is envying
	you, we, they	are envying
Past	I, he, she, it	was envying
	you, we, they	were envying
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been envying
	he, she, it	has been envying
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been envying
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be envying
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been envying

1to wish that you had someone else’s possessions, abilities, qualities, etc.: Our classmates envied our freedom from rules.2not envy somebody something used to say that you are glad you do not have to have or deal with something that someone else does: We don’t envy them their difficult task.

verb | noun

envyenvy2 ●○○ noun [uncountable]

ETYMOLOGYenvy²

Origin: 1200-1300 Old French envie, from Latin invidere to look at with bad feelings

1the feeling of wanting something that someone else has: with/in envy She stared with envy at Cara’s new boyfriend.2be the envy of somebody/something to be something that other people admire and want to have very much: Our living standards are the envy of the world. [Origin: 1200–1300 Old French envie, from Latin invidere to look at with bad feelings] → see also be green with envy at green1 (7), jealousy