the envy of: to be something that other people admire and want to have very much
翻译
美国大学让全世界羡慕不已。
Universities in the U.S. are the envy of the whole world.
造句
句子： When my parents were young, a colour TV would make one family the envy of their neighbours.
翻译： 我爸妈小的时候，有彩电的家庭会让街坊邻居们羡慕不已。
背景： 上世纪。
句子： China once had advanced technologies that were the envy of other countries.
翻译： 中国曾一度拥有其他国家望尘莫及的先进技术。
背景： 科技史·李约瑟难题。
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