coveted
coveted [ˈkʌvɪtid]
adj. 垂涎的；梦寐以求的 v. 垂涎；渴望（covet的过去分词形式）；贪图
- Coveted means "in demand" or "desired." If the most coveted seat on the bus for you is the one right next to the bathroom, then you shouldn’t have any problem getting it because most people don't want it.
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- adj. 垂涎的；梦寐以求的
- v. 垂涎；渴望（covet的过去分词形式）；贪图
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1. He won the prize they all coveted.
他赢得了他们大家都渴望得到的奖品。
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2. Because they each coveted those positions.
因为他们都垂涎于那两职位。
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3. I was brought up in France, where five, seven, even nine weeks of vacation per year is seen not only as a sacred right, but the choicest, most coveted part of even the most fulfilling career.
我在法国长大，在那儿每年五个、七个、甚至九个星期的假期似乎不仅是神圣权利，而且甚至是最能实现自我的职业中，最上等的、最梦寐以求的一部分。
- coveted (adj.) "much-desired, much sought-after," by 1875, past-participle adjective from covet (v.).
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