covetouscov•et•ous /'kʌvɪtəs/

adj 贪婪的；垂涎的

• a covetous look 贪婪的目光

• be covetous of his high salary 觊觎他的高薪

词组The covetous man is good to none and worst to himself. 谚 贪婪之人害人更害己。 –covetously adv –covetousness n U