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cov.et obj5kQv7Itv [T]to desire strongly (esp. something which belongs to someone else)贪求,渴望The presidency is surely a job that every politician covets.总统职位无疑是每个政客都觊觎的。She always coveted power but never quite achieved it.她一直贪求权力,但从未达到过目标。A country can't invade its neighbour just because it covets its wealth and resources.一国不能因垂涎邻国的财富和资源而侵犯该国。The Booker Prize is the most coveted British literary award.布克奖是最令人渴望的英国文学奖。
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