covet

[US]/ˈkʌvət/
[UK]/ˈkʌvət/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. 热切地渴望;觊觎
vi. 热切地渴望;觊觎
Word Forms
Present Participlecoveting
Past Tensecoveted
Past Participlecoveted
Third Person Singularcovets
Pluralcovets

Example Sentences

I covet one of their bubblejet printers.

Saya menaruh hati untuk salah satu pencetak bubblejet mereka.

coveted the new convertible;

menyukai kereta convertible yang baru;

the top guns in contention for the coveted post of chairman.

para pemimpin utama yang bersaing untuk jawatan yang sangat diinginkan sebagai ketua.

The boys coveted John's new hat.

Para budak itu sangat menginginkan topi baru John.

boy: That is the sake of bejesus is coveting you.

lelaki: Itu adalah demi Tuhan yang menghasut anda.

he steadily climbed the greasy pole towards the job he coveted most.

Dia secara konsisten memanjat tiang berminyak menuju ke pekerjaan yang paling dia dambakan.

the jockey's injuries forced him to give up the coveted mount on Cool Ground.

cedera jockey memaksa beliau menyerahkan kuda yang sangat diinginkan di Cool Ground.

it is the third time that he has waltzed off with the coveted award.

ini kali ketiga beliau memenangi anugerah yang sangat diinginkan.

Ther other boys coveted his new bat.

Budak-budak lain sangat menginginkan bet baru beliau.

That you have used every ruthless stratagem to win the much-coveted promotion hasn't endeared you to your rivals.

Kerana anda menggunakan setiap strategi kejam untuk memenangi promosi yang sangat diinginkan, ia tidak memperbaiki hubungan anda dengan lawan anda.

But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or a railer, or a coveter of other men's things.

Namun, janganlah seorang pun di antara kamu menderita sebagai pembunuh, atau pencuri, atau pengumpat, atau pencuri harta orang lain.

By proving properties of demicontinuous function and series with function terms, use methods of finite coveting theorem and its application in proving problems are introduced.

Dengan membuktikan sifat fungsi separa selanjar dan siri dengan sebutan fungsi, kaedah penggunaan teorem penghasutan terhingga dan aplikasinya dalam membuktikan masalah diperkenalkan.

Real-world Examples

Civic-minded citizens have long propped up ventures that authorities covet but cannot afford.

Warganegara yang berminat terhadap kebajikan awam telah lama menyokong usaha-usaha yang didambakan oleh pihak berkuasa tetapi tidak mampu ditanggung.

Source: The Economist - International

It covets African oil, but cares little how Africa is governed.

Ia mendambakan minyak Afrika, tetapi tidak mengendahkan bagaimana Afrika diperintah.

Source: The Economist - Arts

This Millennial young person, they love to covet things.

Orang muda Generasi Milenial ini, mereka suka mendambakan benda-benda.

Source: Chronicle of Contemporary Celebrities

I've got wallets to lift; shoes to covet...

Saya ada dompet untuk dicuri; kasut untuk didambakan...

Source: Lost Girl Season 4

" You are hardly the first student to covet the diadem." she said disdainfully.

"Anda bukan pelajar pertama yang mendambakan mahkota." katanya dengan sinis.

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

That Mr Arnault coveted Hermes is testament to its good management.

Fakta bahawa Tuan Arnault mendambakan Hermes adalah bukti pengurusan yang baik.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Western European countries also coveted new markets for their goods along with wealthy trading partners.

Negara-negara Eropah Barat juga mendambakan pasaran baharu untuk barangan mereka bersama rakan niaga yang kaya.

Source: The rise and fall of superpowers.

I have to wait what felt like an eternity to use that coveted new toy.

Saya terpaksa menunggu seolah-olah selama keabadian untuk menggunakan mainan baharu yang didambakan itu.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) June 2015 Collection

The King in Beedle's story is a foolish Muggle who both covets and fears magic.

Raja dalam cerita Beedle adalah seorang Muggle bodoh yang mendambakan dan takut kepada sihir.

Source: The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling

Economists are sometimes accused of having physics envy- that is, of coveting the precision of the hard sciences.

Ekonomis kadang-kadang dituduh mempunyai cemburu fizik - iaitu, mendambakan ketepatan sains keras.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

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