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单词 enviable
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Definition of enviable in English:

enviable

adjective ˈɛnvɪəb(ə)lˈɛnviəb(ə)l
  • Arousing or likely to arouse envy.

    (易)引起妒忌的,值得羡慕的

    the firm is in the enviable position of having a full order book

    这家公司拥有整整的一本订单,真是令人羡慕。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In fact his high-octave playing has earned him an enviable reputation.
    • You have an enviable social life and attract interesting and talented people.
    • Being the weakest player on the team isn't an enviable position, but that's the reality for many kids.
    • Today more than ever, this last frontier seems spectacularly attractive and remarkably enviable.
    • We do not have the land mass, and worse, the soil types, that will put us in the enviable position.
    • The club was in an enviable position of not having to draft any players to be starters.
    • They gave me a job for two years where I held the unique and enviable position of having the desk closest to the nearest pub.
    • He is, he admits, now in the enviable position of writing purely for enjoyment.
    • Both Socrates and the University of Oxford now enjoy an enviable academic reputation.
    • The school is situated in an enviable position next to the River Thames.
    • At Cambridge he developed an enviable reputation as an organist and choir trainer.
    • For now, however, Scotland are in the enviable position of developing genuine strength in depth at all levels.
    • The United Kingdom has an enviable reputation in international public health.
    • Her enviable reputation as a concert artist and opera singer has lead her to work with many of the world's leading conductors.
    • Consequently he can expect to be wooed by both of them - an enviable position!
    • And the firm's enviable reputation means that it tends to win repeat business.
    • The project has built up a unique and enviable reputation among the local people and other community organisations.
    • That's not an enviable position to be in with the election less than two months away.
    • This leaves the ladies in the enviable position of having to win just one more game to secure the title.
    • They are one of the few mixed voice choirs in the country to find itself in this enviable position.
    Synonyms
    desirable, attractive, sought-after, desired, admirable, fortunate, lucky, favoured, blessed, worth having, excellent
    covetable, exciting envy, tempting
    informal to die for

Derivatives

  • enviably

  • adverbˈɛnvɪəbli
    • ‘For many years I have watched the rise of Ireland as an enviably vigorous European country, able to boast artistic and entrepreneurial talents in equal measure,’ he said last week.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • From set, lighting, and sound design to the acting of even subsidiary roles, this production set an enviably high standard that made what could have been merely a museum piece into a vibrant bit of comic irony and social satire.
      • But this isn't scepticism, more a kind of amazement that people who are enviably elegant and desirable when conducting love affairs on screen are so horribly bad at acting out their affairs in real life.
      • The luxury-hotel chain has built its reputation on enviably slick urban properties, but, in keeping with the trend to ‘cocoon’ on holiday, the company is branching out into hideaway resorts.
      • Even those whom we find enviably attractive frequently find no pleasure in themselves: they feel with relief but also with scorn, that they might have convinced the rest of us, but they know better than to be convinced themselves.

Definition of enviable in US English:

enviable

adjectiveˈenvēəb(ə)lˈɛnviəb(ə)l
  • Arousing or likely to arouse envy.

    (易)引起妒忌的,值得羡慕的

    an enviable reputation for academic achievement
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Consequently he can expect to be wooed by both of them - an enviable position!
    • The project has built up a unique and enviable reputation among the local people and other community organisations.
    • You have an enviable social life and attract interesting and talented people.
    • Both Socrates and the University of Oxford now enjoy an enviable academic reputation.
    • The club was in an enviable position of not having to draft any players to be starters.
    • They are one of the few mixed voice choirs in the country to find itself in this enviable position.
    • The United Kingdom has an enviable reputation in international public health.
    • In fact his high-octave playing has earned him an enviable reputation.
    • The school is situated in an enviable position next to the River Thames.
    • Being the weakest player on the team isn't an enviable position, but that's the reality for many kids.
    • This leaves the ladies in the enviable position of having to win just one more game to secure the title.
    • They gave me a job for two years where I held the unique and enviable position of having the desk closest to the nearest pub.
    • Her enviable reputation as a concert artist and opera singer has lead her to work with many of the world's leading conductors.
    • And the firm's enviable reputation means that it tends to win repeat business.
    • For now, however, Scotland are in the enviable position of developing genuine strength in depth at all levels.
    • He is, he admits, now in the enviable position of writing purely for enjoyment.
    • We do not have the land mass, and worse, the soil types, that will put us in the enviable position.
    • That's not an enviable position to be in with the election less than two months away.
    • Today more than ever, this last frontier seems spectacularly attractive and remarkably enviable.
    • At Cambridge he developed an enviable reputation as an organist and choir trainer.
    Synonyms
    desirable, attractive, sought-after, desired, admirable, fortunate, lucky, favoured, blessed, worth having, excellent
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