covetous meaning in English
adj.
贪婪的。 be covetous of 渴望，贪求。
adv.
-ly ,-ness n.
Examples
- He was casting covetous eyes at the company .
他对该公司垂涎三尺。 - He raised his head , with a look of unrestrained greed in his covetous eyes .
他抬起头来，一对贪婪的眼光露出馋涎欲滴的神情。 - Therefore there was great enmity between this covetous jew and the generous merchant antonio .
因此，这个贪婪的犹太人就跟慷慨的商人安东尼奥结下了很深的仇恨。 - All the states were covetous of the sovereign powers they had exercised since the breakaway from england 11 years earlier .
所有各州都想拥有11年前脱离英国后一直行使的主权。 - She owns a house at the seaside . covetous of learning
她在海滨拥有自己的房子。