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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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 is coveted by collectors.
  它被收藏家们所垂涎。
• He smashed person with his fierce attacks and excellent backhand to realize china's dream of winning back the most coveted Swaythling cup.
  他用凶狠的进攻和绝妙的反手球战胜了佩尔森，实现了中国重夺最令人瞩目的斯韦思林杯的梦想。
• 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。
• 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。
• For the1948-1949 theatrical season Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman was granted the coveted Pulitzer Prize.
  阿瑟·密勒的《推销员之死》获得了众人垂涎已久的1948-1948年度的普利策奖。
• 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。
• 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。