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单词 coveting
释义

covet /kuvˈit/

transitive verb
  1. To desire or wish for eagerly
  2. To wish for (something belonging to another)
intransitive verb (archaic)

To desire (with for)

ORIGIN: OFr coveit(i)er (Fr convoiter), from L cupiditās, -ātis, from cupere to desire

covˈetable adjective

covˈeted adjective

covˈetingly adverb

covˈetīse noun (obsolete)

  1. Covetousness
  2. Ardent desire

covˈetiveness noun (obsolete; phrenology)

Acquisitiveness

covˈetous adjective

  1. Inordinately desirous
  2. Avaricious

covˈetously adverb

covˈetousness noun

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