coveted

英 [ˈkʌvətɪd]

美 [ˈkʌvətɪd]

adj.  人人向往的
v.  渴望; 贪求(尤指别人的东西); 觊觎
covet的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：coveted　过去式：coveted　

Collins.1 / BNC.18778 / COCA.12278

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 人人向往的
  You usecovetedto describe something that very many people would like to have.
  1. Allan Little from Radio 4 took the coveted title of reporter of the year.
     第四广播台的艾伦·利特尔获得了人人梦寐以求的年度记者称号。
  2. ...one of sport's most coveted trophies.
     体育界最令人垂涎的一个奖杯
  3. ...a supply of highly coveted hard currency.
     大受追捧的强势货币的供应

英英释义

adj

• greatly desired
  Synonym:desiredin demand(p)sought after

双语例句

• 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。
• The one on one with the boss is among a veep's most coveted perks.
  能与老板单独相处是副总统职位最让人羡慕的特权。
• The most coveted branch networks are in India, with 28 branches, and China, with 13.
  最受欢迎的分行网络位于印度和中国，前者有28个分支行，后者有13个。
• It was one of the ancient world's most coveted and secretive icons.
  在这个古老的世界中，它们是最令人垂涎，也是最神秘的标记。
• She had succeeded in winning one of the coveted vacancies in the foreign office.
  她已成功得到了外交部中人人垂涎的空缺之一。
• One of the art world's most coveted accessories this summer is a limited-edition Hermes scarf by Hiroshi Sugimoto.
  今年夏季艺术世界最令人眼热的饰品之一当属杉本博司（HiroshiSugimoto）为法国奢侈品品牌爱马仕（Hermes）设计的限量版丝巾。
• And now, they were hers, but the tresses that should have adorned the coveted adornments were gone.
  现在，这一切居然属于她了，可惜那有资格佩戴这垂涎已久的装饰品的美丽长发已无影无踪了。
• Such investors have long coveted the accompanying inflation-linked investment returns, which match their long-term liabilities.
  这些投资者长期以来觊觎英国公用事业公司与通胀挂钩的投资收益，这与他们的长期债务是相匹配的。
• Chinese offshore capital coveted real estate trust funds: the wolf really came?
  境外资本觊觎中国房地产信托基金：狼真来了？
• And what about when you try and try but you just don't have that coveted green thumb?
  当你试了一遍又一遍就是得不到你想要的那种园艺技能怎么办？