B2 to wish that you had something that another person has羡慕;忌妒
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Some of his colleagues envy the enormous wealth that he has amassed.
Her luxurious lifestyle and personal ostentation were both hated and envied.
I don't envy him his heavy workload.
The man in the story starts to envy his friend's single lifestyle.
She had always envied her sister's thick glossy hair and long willowy legs.
B2 the feeling that you wish you had something that someone else has羡慕;忌妒
C2 to be liked and wanted by a lot of people是令…羡慕(或忌妒)的对象
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Envy is one of the seven deadly sins.
She felt a stab of envy when she saw all the expensive presents Zoe had been given for Christmas.
She felt a faint stirring of envy when she heard that one of her colleagues had been promoted.
Ben's heading off to Spain for the week and I'm green with envy.
She felt a wave of envy towards her friend, on seeing how happy she was.
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