词汇精选:envy的用法和辨析
一、详细释义:
n.
嫉妒,妒忌;羡慕 [C]
例句:
Envy shoots at others and wounds himself.
妒忌别人,伤了自己。
例句:
She was consumed with envy.
她心中充满了妒忌。
v.
(感到或显示出)嫉妒,妒忌;羡慕 [I,T]
例句:
They envy him his good fortune.
他们羡慕他的好运气。
例句:
I envy her ability to dance in front of a crowd.
她在众人面前所展现的的舞技令我羡慕不已。
二、词义辨析:
envy,jealousy
这两个名词均有“妒忌”之意。envy侧重指因别人获得了自己本想获得的东西或成就而产生妒忌。jealousy强调对别人占有的东西恼恨不满。
三、参考例句:
She was consumed with envy.
她心中充满了妒忌。
Envy never enriched any man.
【谚】妒忌决不会致富。
She was consumed with envy.
她心中充满了妒忌。
Another posted: I envy them.
有一位网友这样写道。
Envy may dissatisfy us with our lot.
嫉妒可使我们对自己的命运不满意。
Her beauty causes envy and jealousy.
她的美丽招人妒羡。
I do envy your good luck.
我真是羡慕你的好运气。
I feel envy at his success.
我羡慕他的成功。
How to make others green with envy?
如何让他人嫉妒?
Envy shoots at others and wounds himself.
妒忌别人,伤了自己。