envy
verb
noun
ˈenvi
verb
1
to
wish
that
you
had
someone
else’s
possessions,
abilities
etc
妒忌; 羡慕
I
really
envy
you
and
Ian,
you
seem
so
happy
together.
我确实羡慕你和伊恩,你俩在一起好像过得很幸福。
She
has
a
lifestyle
which
most
people
would
envy.
她的生活方式会令大多数人感到羡慕。
envy
sb
sth
He
envied
Rosalind
her
youth
and
strength.
他羡慕罗莎琳德的青春和活力。
2
I don’t envy you/her etc
used
to
say
that
you
are
glad
that
you
are
not
in
the
bad
situation
that
someone
else
is
in
[口] 我庆幸自己没遇到你/她等这样糟糕的情况
spoken
noun
3
the
feeling
of
wanting
something
that
someone
else
has
忌妒; 羡慕;
with
envy
He
watched
the
others
with
envy.
他羡慕地看着其他人。
[+
of
]
his
envy
of
the
young
man’s
success
他对那位年轻人获得成功的羡慕
twinge/pang
of
envy
I
felt
a
twinge
of
envy
when
I
saw
them
together.
看到他们在一起,我感到一阵忌妒。
She
could
see
that
all
the
other
girls
were
green
with
envy
(=feeling
a
lot
of
envy)
.
她看得出其他女孩都很眼红。
4
be the envy of sb
to
be
something
that
other
people
admire
and
want
to
have
very
much
是令某人羡慕 (忌妒 )的事物
an
education
system
that
is
the
envy
of
all
European
countries
令所有欧洲国家羡慕的教育制度