envy的经典引文

1. 羡慕，艳羡
2. 忌妒，妒忌，眼红
3. 显示出羡慕
4. 感到妒忌

1. 羡慕
2. 羡慕的对象，羡慕的东西，羡慕的目标
3. 忌妒，妒忌，眼红
4. 妒忌的对象
5. 羡慕的心情，艳羡之心
6. 恶意，怨恨

1. [U]妒忌; 羡慕 feeling of discontent caused by sb else's good fortune or success

1. vt. 羡慕,妒忌 feel envy of; admire

1.羡慕;忌妒
Envy is the feeling you have when you wish you could have the same thing or quality that someone else has.

envy的意思

e.g. Gradually he began to acknowledge his feelings ofenvy towards his mother...
渐渐地，他开始承认自己羡慕母亲。
e.g. They gazed in a mixture ofenvy and admiration at the beauty of the statue.
他们心情复杂地凝视着这尊雕像，既为它的美丽折服又心生忌妒。

2.羡慕;忌妒
If youenvy someone, you wish that you had the same things or qualities that they have.

e.g. I don'tenvy the young ones who've become TV superstars and know no other world...
我不羡慕那些成为超级电视明星，对其他却一无所知的年轻人。
e.g. I have a rich brother and a lot of peopleenvy the fact...
我有个有钱的兄弟，很多人都因此羡慕我。

3.羡慕的对象；令人忌妒的特征
If a thing or quality isthe envy of someone, they wish very much that they could have or achieve it.

envy的反义词

e.g. Britain is now theenvy of the world's record companies.
英国现在是全世界唱片公司羡慕的对象。
e.g. ...an economic expansion that was theenvy of many other states.
令很多其他国家羡慕的经济发展

4. green withenvy -> see green

1. His new house excited their envy.
   他们很羡慕他的新房子。
2. They were full of envy when they saw my new car.
   他们看了我的新汽车都非常羡慕。
3. I couldn't conceal my envy at his success.
   我掩饰不住对他成就的嫉妒。
4. They say such scandalous things about you out of envy.
   他们这样毁谤你是出于妒忌。

1. How I envy you; I wish I could make my hair curl like that.
   我太羡慕你了,真希望我也能把头发卷成那样。
2. I quite envy these lively happy children.
   我真羡慕这些活泼幸福的孩子。
3. She has got a well-paid job.I really envy her.
   她找到一份薪水很高的工作。我真的羡慕她。
4. I envy your good fortune.
   我羡慕你的好运。
5. Nobody envies his reputation.
   谁也不嫉妒他的名气。
6. He envied your trip to Greece.
   他羡慕你能够到希腊去旅行。
7. I envy your ability to master several languages.
   我羡慕你能掌握数种语言。
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8. Better be envied than pitied.
   宁可让人妒忌,不可让人怜悯。

1. I envy you your health.
   我羡慕你健康的身体。
2. We all envied him his knowledge.
   我们都羡慕他的学问。
3. He will have a chance of visiting Guilin. We all envy him his good fortune.
   他将有机会访问桂林,我们都很羡慕他的好运。
4. I don't envy you your journey in this bad weather.
   我并不羡慕你在这样恶劣的天气里旅行。
5. Some countries envy us our rapid development of light industry.
   有些国家羡慕我国轻工业的飞速发展。
6. He had never envied the rich their luxurious life.
   他从不羡慕富人过的那种豪华奢侈的生活。
7. I don't envy him the task.
   我不羡慕他这份工作。
8. I do not envy you the responsibilities you have undertaken.
   我幸而没有担负你那样的责任。
9. I don't envy him his bad-tempered wife.
   我幸亏没有他那样脾气暴躁的老婆。

the envy of

令人嫉妒〔羡慕〕的人〔事物〕sb/sth that causes sb to feel envy

envy at (v.+prep.)

在…方面羡慕 feel envy in some field
envy at v-ing

Someone envied at your learning English so easily.

有些人羡慕你学英语这样不费力。

They envied at her breaking the record of 100-metre race.

他们羡慕她打破了百米赛跑的记录。

Some countries envied at our relying mainly on our own efforts in building our country.

有些国家妒忌我们自力更生地建设我们的国家。

envy for (v.+prep.)

羡慕(某人)成功做(某事) envy at sb's success in doing sth
envy sb for sth/v-ing

They envied him for learning so easily.

他们羡慕他学起来那么轻松。

He was envied for his success.

他的成功受到了别人的妒忌。

envy, admire

这两个词都可译为“羡慕”,但含义并不相同：envy不仅含有“羡慕别人所拥有的东西或品质”的意思,而且进一步有“我也要拥有”的含义。例如：

真羡慕你!我多希望能有那么一头卷发!

［误］ How I admire you!I wish I could make my hair curl like that.

［正］ How I envy you! I wish I could make my hair curl like that.

本句所羡慕的只是那一头卷发,并不见得钦佩那个有一头卷发的人,而且明确表示“希望能有”,故用envy。