- envious (of somebody/something)
wanting to be in the same situation as somebody else; wanting something that somebody else has 羡慕的;忌妒的 Everyone is so envious of her. 人人都那么羡慕她。 They were envious of his success. 他们忌妒他的成功。 He saw the envious look in the other boy's eyes. 他看到了另一个男孩眼里那羡慕的目光。
Extra ExamplesHe had always felt envious of his brother. 他一直嫉妒他兄弟。 She tried not to appear envious. 她努力不表现出嫉妒。 Everyone is so envious of her having the chance to study abroad. 人人都那么羡慕她能有机会出国深造。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
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Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French envieus, from envie ‘envy’, on the pattern of Latin invidiosus ‘invidious’.