20190314 the envy of

the envy of

【英英释义】

to be something that other people admire and want to have very much

【词义深度解析】

envy是动词也是名词，意思都是“忌妒”。其常见、好用、地道的用法the envy of，意思是“令……羡慕、望尘莫及”，of后面一般接同类事物，比如其他国家、其他同类产品，可以替换admire, admirable等词。

【例句学习】

1. France's film industry is admire througout Europe. 可改写为 France has a flim industry that is the envy of Europe.

2. Jamaica's sprints are the envy of the world. Jamaica 牙买加 sprint 短跑比赛

3. About 350 million people have played on Zynga Poker, the largest poker site in the world. Plus, it boasts millions of daily players, the envy of most apps.

4. Even at its subdued current rate, China's growth is still the envy of most countries. sudued adj. 低迷的 即使是目前较为低迷的增长率，中国的增长率仍然是其他大多数国家难以企及的。

【词汇运用】

1.翻译：美国大学让全世界羡慕不已。

American universities are the envy of the world. （自己）

American univerisities are the envy of the earth/entire world. （参考翻译）

分析：分歧在全世界的翻译，the earth或the entire world，有一种强调作用。

2.生活场景应用

His campus life is the envy of me.