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

• No stranger to success, she has four times been the winner of this much coveted award.
  她四次获得这令人羡慕不已的奖项，对成功已不陌生了。
• It is coveted by collectors.
  它被收藏家们所垂涎。
• 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？
• For the1948-1949 theatrical season Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman was granted the coveted Pulitzer Prize.
  阿瑟·密勒的《推销员之死》获得了众人垂涎已久的1948-1948年度的普利策奖。
• We have coveted our neighbor's possessions and called it ambition.
  我们贪图邻居的产业称之为雄心。
• 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？
• Titan Arum is coveted by collectors and plant enthusiasts around the world because of its strange blooming patterns.
  泰坦魔芋的开花方式很奇特，因而世界各地的收藏家和植物爱好者都渴望收藏这种植物。
• It's her looks and clothes, more than her acting talent, that got her the coveted spot.
  这是她的容貌和服装，比她的表演才华更是让她梦寐以求的地方。
• We are pushing for them to relent and let go of those financial resources that they have long coveted.
  我们慈悲的希望他们能够放手了，那些被他们掠夺了这么久的金融资源。
• The stronger neighbouring countries always have coveted this town.
  周边国家中较强大一些的一直觊觎这个城镇。