green with envy

意思

very jealous of what someone else has

非常嫉妒別人擁有的東西.

例句

1. 1When Sam showed off his new bike, his brother was green with envy.
2. 2Your holiday photos from Greece made the whole office green with envy.
3. 3Zara had wanted the lead in the play too, so when Ella got it, she was green with envy.
4. 4Are you green with envy because Tom's parents bought him a car for his birthday?
5. 5Seeing my neighbours' perfect garden, I was green with envy; mine is just grass and weeds.

文法

用在 be、go、look 或 make someone 之後。片語本身不變化。