coveted
adj.
令人垂涎的;
垂涎的,梦寐以求的;
v.
贪求,觊觎(covet的过去分词);
垂涎;
贪图;
例句:
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Ther other boys coveted his new bat.
其他的男孩都想得到他的新球棒.
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She coveted his job so openly that conversations between them were tense.
她毫不隐讳地表示想得到他的工作,以至于他们之间说话都带着火药味。
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He had long coveted the chance to work with a famous musician.
他一直渴望有机会与著名音乐家一起工作。
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There is a long waiting list for his much-coveted instruments.
来自VOA
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Its territory and even its flesh were coveted by others.
来自NEWYORKER
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Getting in to the coveted five is like winning the lottery.
来自WSJ