covetously
/ˈkʌv.ɪ.təs.li/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkʌv.ə.t̬əs.li/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkə-və-təs-lē/ (ame, mw)
covetously — adverb
1. in a manner that expresses a strong and uncontrolled longing for something owned
in a manner that expresses a strong and uncontrolled longing for something owned by another person, wanting it as your own
Theo eyed his neighbor's new motorcycle covetously, running his fingers along the chrome.
At the bakery window, Mei-Lin stared covetously at the cream cakes she could not afford.
stare + covetously + at [object of desire]
Covetously, Ananya glanced at her colleague's corner office with the large windows.
Diego watched covetously as his best friend drove away in the vintage sports car.
The children looked covetously at the bowls of ice cream their cousins were eating.
- enviously
focuses on resentment of others' good fortune rather than active desire to possess
- greedily
suggests wanting more than one's share without the specific sense of wanting what belongs to others
- jealously
often implies fear of losing something one already has, rather than simply wanting what another has
- longingly
softer and less morally charged — describes wistful desire without the intensity of covetousness
- contentedly
describes satisfaction with what one already has, the opposite of wanting more
- generously
describes giving to others rather than desiring what they have
文法句型
verb + covetously (e.g. stared covetously)
Covetously + subject + verb (e.g. Covetously, she reached out)
subject + verb + covetously + at + object
用法筆記
Commonly paired with verbs of looking or desiring such as 'eyed,' 'stared,' 'glanced,' 'watched,' or 'looked.' The object of desire is typically introduced by the preposition 'at.'