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资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Covet \Cov"et\ (k?v"?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Covered}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Coveting}.] [OF. coveitier, covoitier, F. convoiter,
   from a derivative fr. L. cupere to desire; cf. Skr. kup to
   become excited. Cf. {Cupidity}.]
   1. To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of; --
      used in a good sense.

            Covet earnestly the best gifts.       --1. Cor.
                                                  xxii. 31.

            If it be a sin to covet honor, I am the most
            offending soul alive.                 --Shak.

   2. To long for inordinately or unlawfully; to hanker after
      (something forbidden).

            Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house. --Ex. xx.
                                                  17.

   Syn: To long for; desire; hanker after; crave.

Covet \Cov"et\, v. i.
   To have or indulge inordinate desire.

         Which [money] while some coveted after, they have erred
         from the faith.                          --1 Tim. vi.
                                                  10.

资料来源 : WordNet®

covet
     v : wish, long, or crave for (something, especially the property
         of another person); "She covets her sister's house"
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