/ˈenvi ||; ˈɛnvɪ/noun
[U]: envy (of sb);envy (at/of sth) the feeling that you have when sb else has sth that you want 妒忌;羡慕:
It was difficult for her to hide her envy of her friend's success.看见朋友的成就,她难以掩藏心中的妒忌。be the envy of sb to be the thing that causes sb to feel envy 令人妒忌或羡慕的事物:
The city's transport system is the envy of many of its European neighbours.这个城市有完善的运输系统,使邻近多个欧洲城市十分羡慕。☞Look at enviable and envious. 参看 enviable 及 envious。
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/ˈenvi ||; ˈɛnvɪ/verb
[T] (present participleenvyingthird person singular presentenvies;past tensepast participleenvied)envy (sb) (sth) to want sth that sb else has; to feel envy 妒忌;羡慕:
I've always envied your good luck.我一向羡慕你运气好。I don't envy you that job (= I'm glad that I don't have it).我不希罕你那工作。
envy1/ˋɛnvI; ˈenvi/v [T] envied , envying , envies to wish you had something that someone else has 羡慕: She has a lifestyle most people would envy. 她的生活方式大部分人都会羡慕。envy sb (for) sth I envied her her good looks. 我羡慕她的美貌。I don’t envy you your job. 我不羡慕你的工作。
envy2n [U]1 the feeling of wanting something that someone else has [→ jealousy] 羡慕: with envy He gazed with envy at the car. 他羡慕地看着那辆车。2 be the envy of sb to be something that other people admire and want 成为某人羡慕的对象: Our facilities are the envy of most other schools. 我们的设施为其他大多数学校所羡慕。
envyenvyenviesenviedenvyingnoun (no plural)a sad or angry feeling of wanting what another person hassame meaningjealousy: I couldn't hide my envy of her success.They looked with envy at her new clothes.▶ envyverb (envies, envying, envied/, has envied): I envy you! You always seem so happy!