to want sth very much, especially sth that belongs to sb else
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合作。
They are this year's winners of the coveted trophy(= that everyone would like to win) .
他们获得了本年度人人觊觎的大奖。
1.贪图,觊觎,垂涎,想吃,羡慕
2.妄想(别人东西),贪求
3.盼望,渴望,想得到
1.to have a strong desire to possess something that belongs to somebody else
2.to want to have something very much
1.One may covet the position of President or King, but would not change places with them unless it meant the continuance of his own identity.
有人可能会觊觎总统或国王的位置，但不会改变他们的地方，除非它指的是利用自己的身份继续。
2.Parents in the other families, giving up the right that people in other parts of China covet, decided to have only one child.
在其他家庭里的父母，放弃了在中国其他地区人们垂涎的权利，决定只要一个孩子。
3.The furthest distance in the world is not between rich and needy but when i covet at the bank yet i can't get the money.
世界上最遥远的距离不是贫富差距，而是我看着银行的钞票却拿不到手。
4.They covet fields and seize them, and houses, and take them. They defraud a man of his home, a fellowman of his inheritance.
他们贪图田地就佔据，贪图房屋便夺取；他们欺压人，霸佔房屋和产业。
5.I seem to talk myself out of buying things more and more as I get older. I briefly covet something, and then the urge passes.
随着年龄的增长，我似乎越来越能说服自己不要买什么东西。我会短暂地渴望一件东西，然后这种购买欲就消失了。
6.Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.
只是非因律法，我就不知何为罪。非律法说，不可起贪心。我就不知何为贪心。
7.But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.
你们要切切的求那更大的恩赐，我现今把最妙的道指示你们。
8.do not covet material things, and do not covet the noble spirit, the world is no perfect life, poor and lowly rich, be happy.
不要贪图物质的享受，也不要贪图精神的高尚，世间没有十全十美的生活，贫贱富贵，开心就好。
9.Covet Perfume by Sarah Jessica Parker was launched in 2007 and was Sarah Jessica Parker's second perfume in her collection.
Covet香水是在2007年出品，是莎拉杰西卡帕克个人香水的第二款。
10.James Tsai is the sort of MBA corporate recruiters covet.
蔡建平是那种企业寻求的MBA人才。