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单词 covet
释义 covet
 —covetable,  adj.   —coveter,  n.   —covetingly,  adv.  
 /kuv"it/,  v.t.  
  1. to desire wrongfully, inordinately, or without due regard for the rights of others: to covet another's property.
  2. to wish for, esp. eagerly: He won the prize they all coveted.
  v.i.  
  3. to have an inordinate or wrongful desire.
 [1175-1225; ME coveiten < AF coveiter, OF coveit(i)er < VL *cupidietare, v. deriv. of *cupidietas, for L cupititas CUPIDITY]
 Syn. 1. See envy.
 Ant. 1. renounce.
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