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Listen- 1. (jealousy) 羡慕
- 2. (be jealous of) 羡慕
English Dictionary (1-1 of 1)
- envy
- ['εnvɪ]
- 1. a feeling of grudging or somewhat admiring discontent aroused by the possessions, achievements, or qualities of another
- 2. the desire to have for oneself something possessed by another; covetousness
- 3. an object of envy
- 4. to be envious of (a person or thing)
- 5. C13: via Old French from Latin invidia, from invid e re to eye maliciously, from in- 2 + vid e re to see
Examples (1-5 of 6)
- I prefer to be envied than pitied.
- 我宁可被人妒忌也不愿被人怜悯。 → pity
- 他是吃皇粮的， 真让人羡慕。
- He receives his salary from the government, and is envied by many people. → 吃皇粮
- 他的后妻很贤惠， 这让他很受人羡慕。
- His digamous wife is very virtuous, which makes him envied by others. → 后妻
- 他不到30岁就已家成业就， 受尽羡慕。
- He got married and made great achievements in his career before he was thirty, which is much envied by others. → 家成业就
- 他们家虽然不富裕， 但三口人生活得乐融融的， 令人羡慕。
- Though they are not very rich, the three lived happily together, which was envied to others. → 乐融融
