envious
US: /ˈɛnviəs/
UK: /ˈɛnvɪəs/
UK: /ˈɛnvɪəs/
English Vietnamese dictionary
envious /'enviəs/
- tính từ
- thèm muốn, ghen tị, đố kỵ
- to make someone envious: làm cho ai thèm muốn
- with envious eyes: với con mắt đố kỵ
- thèm muốn, ghen tị, đố kỵ
Advanced English dictionary
+ adjective
~ (of sb/sth) wanting to be in the same situation as sb else; wanting sth that sb else has: Everyone is so envious of her. + They were envious of his success. + He saw the envious look in the other boy's eyes.
enviously adverb: They look enviously at the success of their European counterparts.
See also -
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
jealous, covetous, resentful, begrudging, green-eyed, green (with envy), desirous:
He is envious of his wife because she has a better job.
Collocation dictionary
VERBS
appear, be, feel, look, seem, sound
She tried not to appear envious.
| become | make sb
Don't tell me any more?you're making me envious!
ADV.
extremely, very | almost | a little, quite, rather, slightly, somewhat
PREP.
of
He had always felt envious of his brother.
Concise English dictionary
'envɪəs
adj.
+showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
