| 单词 | envy |
| 释义 | envy —envy /ˈen.vi/ noun [U] B2 the feeling that you wish you had something that someone else has: » I watched with envy as she set off for the airport.→ COMPARE JEALOUSY(Cf. ↑jealousy)Thesaurus+: ↑Envy and jealousybe the envy of sbC2 to be liked and wanted by a lot of people: » Her hair is the envy of the office.Thesaurus+: ↑Envy and jealousy• • • Extra Examples:» Envy is one of the seven deadly sins.» She felt a stab of envy when she saw all the expensive presents Zoe had been given for Christmas.» She felt a faint stirring of envy when she heard that one of her colleagues had been promoted.» Ben's heading off to Spain for the week and I'm green with envy.» She felt a wave of envy towards her friend, on seeing how happy she was.verb [T] ↑Verb Endings for envy ► B2 to wish that you had something that another person has: » I envy her ability to talk to people she's never met before.» [+ two objects] I don't envy you the job of cooking for all those people.Thesaurus+: ↑Envy and jealousy• • • Extra Examples:» Some of his colleagues envy the enormous wealth that he has amassed.» Her luxurious lifestyle and personal ostentation were both hated and envied.» I don't envy him his heavy workload.» The man in the story starts to envy his friend's single lifestyle.» She had always envied her sister's thick glossy hair and long willowy legs. |
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