a feeling of discontented or resentful longing aroused by someone else's possessions, qualities, or luck
妒忌;羡慕
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she felt a twinge of envy for the people on board .她对船(或飞机)上的人感到一阵忌妒。
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…的忌妒对象;…的羡慕目标
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our national health service is the envy of many in Europe .我们的国民保健制度使许多欧洲人羡慕不已。
desire to have a quality, possession, or other desirable attribute belonging to (someone else)
羡慕;妒忌
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he envied people who did not have to work at the week- ends 他非常羡慕那些周末不必工作的人们
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[with two objs]
I envy Jane her happiness .我忌妒简的幸福。
desire for oneself (something possessed or enjoyed by another)
向往,渴望(别人的东西)
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a lifestyle which most of us would envy .我们中的大多数人都向往的一种生活方式。
"Middle English (also in the sense ‘hostility, enmity’): from Old French