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

• 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。
• 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？
• 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。
• I have coveted no man's silver, or gold, or apparel.
  我未曾贪图一个人的金，银，衣服。
• Such investors have long coveted the accompanying inflation-linked investment returns, which match their long-term liabilities.
  这些投资者长期以来觊觎英国公用事业公司与通胀挂钩的投资收益，这与他们的长期债务是相匹配的。
• 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。
• 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。
• This over-dependence on credit ratings coincided with the dilution of the coveted triple A rating.
  这种对信用评级的过度依赖与他们渴望的3A评级的稀释同步。
• The role was highly coveted over here and I'm really happy.
  这个角色让我有了知名度，我真是很开心。
• The one on one with the boss is among a veep's most coveted perks.
  能与老板单独相处是副总统职位最让人羡慕的特权。