觊觎的英文：
covet

Pretend to the throne
觊觎王位

He pretended to the throne.
他觊觎王位。

The young man pretended to the throne.
那青年觊觎王位。

There were several who might claim the distinction of being chief men
也许有几个人觊觎酋长的高位。

Her fortune is already more than sufficient to attract those unscrupulous adventurers.
她的财产已经多得足以引起那些贪得无厌的冒险者的觊觎。

He would no longer be able to sit in the House of Commons, and made it impossible for him to aim at the premiership
他不能再当下议院的议员，也就不能觊觎首相的地位了。

Over time, county officials hope, the sea gulls will begin to view the landfill as the falcons' territory
因此橘郡的官员希望，经过一段时间，那群海鸥能够把垃圾堆上空看成是猎鹰的势力范围而不再有觊觎之心。

Gas is by far the most coveted resource.
气矿是最为人垂涎的资源。

A covetous man is good to none But worse to himself
贪婪的人对别人毫无好处,对自己却坏处更大

The other boys coveted his new bat.
其他的男孩都想得到他的新球棒。

A covetous man is good to none but worse to himself.
贪婪之徒，与世无益，尤害自身。

The popular Arab belief that Americans fervently covet their land could not be more wrong.
阿拉伯人流行的观点认为美国人热烈地贪求他们的土地该是错到家了。