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covet

C1 verb

covet /ˈkʌvɪt/ nghĩa là thèm muốn, khao khát

Các nghĩa

  1. thèm muốn, khao khát

    To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of, often enviously.

    transitive

    Do not covet your neighbor’s wife.

  2. ham muốn bất chính, thèm khát điều cấm

    To long for inordinately or unlawfully; to hanker after (something forbidden).

    transitive

  3. thèm muốn quá mức, nhất là của người khác

    To yearn; to have or indulge an inordinate desire, especially for another's possession.

    intransitive

    No! He covets. That is his nature. And how do we begin to covet, Clarice? Do we seek out things to covet? Make an effort to answer now.

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