covetous
英 [ˈkʌvətəs]
美['kʌvətəs]
- adj. 贪婪的；贪求的；渴望的
英英释意
- 1. showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages;
- "he was never covetous before he met her"
- "jealous of his success and covetous of his possessions"
- "envious of their art collection"
- 2. immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth;
- "they are avaricious and will do anything for money"
- "casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields"
- "a grasping old miser"
- "grasping commercialism"
- "greedy for money and power"
- "grew richer and greedier"
- "prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees"