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

• 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。
• He all but coveted the pleasant drawing-room.
  他几乎渴望那种舒适的客厅。
• 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。
• I have coveted no man's silver, or gold, or apparel.
  我未曾贪图一个人的金，银，衣服。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• It was one of the ancient world's most coveted and secretive icons.
  在这个古老的世界中，它们是最令人垂涎，也是最神秘的标记。
• 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。