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

• 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。
• 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？
• 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？
• 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。
• But only a few will possess the coveted prizes.
  当然只有少部分人能够拥有这些梦寐以求的奖品。
• He all but coveted the pleasant drawing-room.
  他几乎渴望那种舒适的客厅。
• I have coveted no man's silver, or gold, or apparel.
  我未曾贪图一个人的金，银，衣服。
• 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。
• 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。
• These are coveted by everyone from Hollywood A-listers trying to avoid paparazzi to families traveling with large entourages.
  此类套房得到了试图躲开狗仔队的好莱坞一线明星和随行人员众多的家庭等群体的青睐。