- 词义辨析
crave, covet, desire
这三个词都可表示“渴望得到某物”。它们的区别是:
desire较为正式和严肃,强调主观愿望的热切,有尽力争取的意味; crave侧重精神或身体上的欲望和需要所具有的力量,例如:
I can't seem to stop craving for cigarettes.我似乎忍不住要吸烟。
covet常指一种强烈、急切、嫉妒他人的欲望,侧重企图占有别人的东西,例如:
He won the coveted huge award.他赢得了人人都垂涎的大奖。
- 近义词
- requestn.要求,请求;点播的乐曲;
- entreatvt.恳求,乞求;〈古〉对待;
- envyn.羡慕(的对象);
- thirstn.(口)渴;干渴;渴求;
- suevt.& vi.控告,控诉,和…打官司;请求;起诉;提起(诉讼)要求判决;
- starvevi.挨饿;[非正式用语] 饥饿;受饿;[古语] 冻死;
- requirev.需要;要求,规定;
- hungern.饥饿感;饥饿;渴望;
- desiren.愿望;渴望;肉欲;渴望的人/事;
- hankervi.渴望;渴望得到,渴求;
- prayvt.祈祷,祷告;请求,恳求;央求;
- ambitionn.抱负;渴望得到的东西;追求的目标;夙愿;野心;雄心;志向;抱负;
- needv.需要;有必要;
- lustn.强烈的性欲;肉欲,色情;强烈的欲望;渴望,热烈追求;
- implorevt.恳求或乞求(某人);
- wantv.需要,想要;打算;通缉;照料;
- askvt.& vi. 问;要求;请;询问;请求;征求;期望;要价;恳求(给予);请求允许
- covetvt.& vi.贪求,觊觎;
- long for渴望, 羡慕;憧憬;想望;思;
- yearnv.渴望;向往;
- beseechvt.恳求,乞求(某事物);
- thirst forv.渴望,热望;
- pine for渴望得到;
- yearn forv.渴望;怀;怀想;向往;
- pinen.松树;松木;
- begv.恳求;乞讨;(狗)用后腿站立;请求原谅;
- 双语例句 更多例句
She craved for Rupert Brikin . When he was there she felt complete, she was sufficient whole.
她渴望得到鲁伯特?伯金. 有他在身边,她就感到完美 、 充实.
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Mason had been overwhelmingly elected to the judgeship which he had so craved.
梅森以压倒的票数当选他梦寐以求的法官.
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The more gifts she received, the more she craved, until he was living beyond his means.
得到的礼物越多,她的胃口就越大,直到他捉襟见肘为止。
《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
Therefore, he escaped, craved and struggled between escape and craving.
于是,他逃避, 他渴望, 他在逃避和渴望中挣扎.
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It was hard to avoid the impression that Nixon, who thrived on crisis also craved disasters.
人们无法不得出这样的印象:靠危机发迹的尼克松同时又喜欢灾祸.
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I, like many other children, craved the spotlight yet also feared it.
像其他许多小孩一样, 我渴望站在聚光灯下却又怀着恐惧之情.
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- 今日热词
- 热门搜索
- scientific american 科学美国人;科学人;美国科学
- follow v.跟随;接着…发生;可以推断出;接下来是;沿着;注视;遵从;仿效;沿袭;理解;对…感兴趣;以…为原型;信奉;
- before prep. 在…之前;先于,优于;当着…的面;与其…;conj. 在…之前;在…以前;比…早些;与其…;
- European adj.欧洲的,欧洲人的;欧盟的;n.欧洲人;
- cooker n.炉灶,灶具;
- my det.我的;(用于感叹句,表示吃惊等);(称呼别人时使用,表示亲切);(对下级的称呼);
- possibly adv.可能地;也许,或许;敢是;容许;
- dance with me 与我共舞(电视连续剧名);
- concept n.概念;观念;
- remote mouse 远程鼠标;无线鼠标
- cherry n.樱桃;樱桃树;樱桃色;处女膜;adj.樱桃色的;鲜红色的;
- perform v.执行;起…作用;演出;表现(好 / 不好);

