covetous
معنی فارسی
آزمند - طمع کار - طماع - آرزوکننده
معنی کامل و مثال‌ها
/kuv´ǝt ǝs/adj.
● آزمند، خواهان (آنچه به دیگران تعلق دارد)، فزون‌خواه، دارای چشم طمع (به مال دیگران)، طماع، پرآز
he was casting covetous eyes at his neighbor's wife
او نگاه‌های بدی به زن همسایه می‌کرد.
● آزمندانه، فزون‌خواهانه
● خواستار، طالب، مشتاق
young men were covetous of fame and fortune
مردان جوان سخت طالب شهرت و ثروت بودند.
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
Derived from the Middle English word 'coveitous', meaning 'desirous'.
مثال
- He had a covetous desire for his neighbor's luxurious house.
- The covetous glances she gave to her friend's designer handbag were hard to miss.
- Covetous behavior often leads to strained relationships.
ترکیب‌های رایج
Covetous desire Covetous behavior Covetous glances
تعریف انگلیسی
- showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages “he was never covetous before he met her” “jealous of his success and covetous of his possessions” “envious of their art collection”
- immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth “they are avaricious and will do anything for money” “casting covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields” “a grasping old miser” “grasping commercialism” “greedy for money and power” “grew richer and greedier” “prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees”
مترادف‌ها
adjective
Eager, very desirous (usually in a bad sense, though sometimes in a good sense), greedy, enviously desirous, inordinately desirous, avaricious.