Soon Ream Eyso grew covetous and decided he must have Mekhala's prize.

很快地，雷阿姆·埃索觊觎麦卡拉礼物并决定据为已有。

He is described as a squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous old sinner.

他被描述为一个吝啬、贪、抓取、算计老罪人。

A very covetous Prefect was however appointed to this Prefecture and made false accusations and banished Pei Xuan to Shamen Island.

然而，有一个贪太守被任命为这个郡，并诬陷裴宣，并将裴宣流放到沙门岛。

Unconscious Doxys lay crammed in the bucket at the foot of them beside a bowl of their black eggs, at which Crook-shanks was now sniffing and Fred and George were shooting covetous looks.

在它们下面，失去知觉狐猸子密密麻麻地躺在桶里，旁边一只碗里是它们黑色卵，山用鼻子嗅来嗅去，弗雷德和乔治眼热地朝它们望着。

The renovation renders the shells more precious to their owners-and to other covetous crustaceans as well.

这种改造让寄居蟹更加珍惜自己螺壳，而其它贪壳类动物也会垂涎这样螺壳。

Hence the covetous sighs that greeted the new Ferrari 458 Spider (pictured), which was unveiled on September 13th.

于是在9月13日，伴随着人们渴望和欢呼声，人们迎来了新款法拉利458Spider（如图所示）。

Neither was there any possibility of satisfying the covetous little devil.

更不可能满足这个贪小恶魔。

They were not only opinionative, peevish, covetous, morose, vain, talkative, but incapable of friendship, and dead to all natural affection, which never descended below their grandchildren.

他们不仅爱发表意见、爱生气、贪心、忧郁、自负、多话，而且无法建立友谊，对所有自然情感都漠不关心，甚至对他们自己孙子孙女都没有感情。

And Rose opened a handsome box in which lay several pairs of her best gloves, with buttons enough to satisfy the heart of the most covetous.

罗斯打开一个漂亮盒子，里面放着几双她最好手套，纽扣足以满足最贪心人心。

It will, however, be difficult to explain to Bimala today that Sandip's love of country is but a different phase of his covetous self-love.

然而，今天很难向 Bimala 解释 Sandip 对国家热爱只是他贪自爱不同阶段。

Old M—is a covetous, miserly fellow, who has long worried and annoyed the poor lady sadly; but she has borne her afflictions patiently.

老M——是个贪财吝啬鬼， 长期以来一直让这位可怜女士忧心忡忡， 心烦意乱；但她耐心地忍受了她痛苦。

" God help me" ! he thought; " if I look at it much oftener, I shall begin to grow covetous myself" .

“神救救我”！他想; “如果我经常看它，我自己就会开始变得贪”。

You must not be surprised if I cast a covetous eye on your cream and butter.

如果我对你奶油和黄油投以贪目光， 你一定不会感到惊讶。

" " The Imperial affairs are in disorder, " replied Song Jiang, " and corrupt officials are in power; loyal men are ignored; and covetous men are employed.

”宋江答道：“朝政混乱，贪官当道；忠诚人被忽视；贪人受雇。