coveted是什么意思？

coveted

• adj. 令人垂涎的，垂涎的，梦寐以求的；
• v. 贪求，觊觎(covet的过去分词)，垂涎，贪图；

例句

• Ther other boys coveted his new bat. 其他的男孩都想得到他的新球棒.
• He had long coveted the chance to work with a famous musician. 他一直渴望有机会与著名音乐家一起工作。
• This week the huge euro - zone bail - out fund won a much - coveted AAA rating. 本周,庞大的欧元区 纾 困基金赢得了备受觊觎的AAA评级.
• It'seemed that his route to the coveted island was not to be an epicurean one. 看起来,靠大吃一通走向垂涎三尺的岛上,这办法是行不通了.
• He has coveted after the chairmanship for years. 他觊觎议长职位好几年了.
• There was a considerable possibility that one of them would beat Bannister to the coveted record. 他们都有可能夺走班尼斯特梦寐以求的纪录.
• ...one of sport's most coveted trophies. 体育界最令人垂涎的一个奖杯
• 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。
• 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。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• ADJ-GRADED
  人人向往的
  You use coveted to describe something that very many people would like to have.
  例句
  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。 ...one of sport's most coveted trophies. 体育界最令人垂涎的一个奖杯

英英词典释义

• Adjective
  1. greatly desired