envious

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Ghen tị, thèm muốn

BrE /ˈenvɪəs/ AmE /ˈenvɪəs/

adjective en → vi

1 FEELING OF DESIRE [attributive or predicative] B1

Ghen tị, thèm muốn

having a feeling of wanting something that someone else has

  • be envious (of somebody/something)

Collocations envious of someone's success · feel envious about something

  • She was envious of her sister’s new car.

    Cô ấy ghen tị với chiếc xe mới của em gái mình.

2 ENVY [uncountable] B1

Ghê tị, thèm muốn

the feeling of wanting something that someone else has

  • have envy (of somebody/something)

Collocations feelings of envy · suffer from envy

  • He suffers from a lot of envy.

    Anh ấy phải chịu đựng nhiều nỗi ghen tị.