desire

[英] [ diˈzaiə] [美] [ dɪˈzaɪr] 生词本

vt.

n.

vi.

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1. N-COUNT 渴望;热望;欲望 A desire is a strong wish to do or have something. 
  • I had a strong desire to help and care for people...

    我非常渴望能够帮助和照顾他人。

  • They seem to have lost their desire for life.

    他们似乎已丧失了对生活的热望。

2. VERB 渴望;想望;想要 If you desire something, you want it. 
  • She had remarried and desired a child with her new husband...

    她又结婚了,并且渴望和新任丈夫生个小孩。

  • But Fred was bored and desired to go home...

    但弗雷德觉得很无聊,想要回家。

  • He desired me to inform her that he had made his peace with God.

    他想让我告诉她他已接受了上天的安排,获得了心灵的安宁。

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  • You may find that just threatening this course of action will produce the desired effect...

    你会发现只要威胁说将会采取这一行动就能取得预期的效果。

  • His warnings have provoked the desired response.

    他的警告引起了预想的反应。

3. N-UNCOUNT 情欲;肉欲;性欲 Desire for someone is a strong feeling of wanting to have sex with them. 
  • Teenage sex, for instance, may come not out of genuine desire but from a need to get love.

    例如,青少年的性行为可能并不是源于真正的情欲,而是出于一种对爱的需要。

4. VERB 想与…发生性关系 If you desire someone, you want to have sex with them. 
  • It never occurred to him that she might not desire him.

    他从没有想过她可能不想跟他上床。

5. PHRASE (用于说明性的书面语中)如果需要的话,如果愿意的话 If desired is used in instructions in written English to indicate that someone can choose to take the course of action mentioned. 
  • Additional courses may be taken if desired...

    如有需要可选修额外的课程。

  • Transfer this sauce to a separate saucepan, if desired.

    如果愿意的话,可以把这些调味汁倒入一只单独的长柄锅里。

6. PHRASE 心里想望之人;心中渴望之物 If you say that someone or something is your heart's desire, you mean that you want that person or thing very much. 
  • He was extremely devious in his efforts to achieve his heart's desire.

    他在设法得到自己的中意之物时会不择手段。

7. PHRASE 尚有(许多)需要改进之处;有待(大幅)提高 If you say that something leaves a lot to be desired, you mean that it is not as good as it should be. 
  • The selection of TV programmes, especially at the weekend, leaves a lot to be desired...

    可供选择的电视节目,尤其是在周末的时候,还有大幅提升的空间。

  • Food seems to have been available, even if the quality left much to be desired...

    食品似乎能够买到了,虽然质量还远不尽如人意。

  • It is just possible that the accuracy of the information provided might leave something to be desired.

    很有可能所提供信息的准确性还不够高。

Noun

1. the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

2. an inclination to want things;

  • "a man of many desires"

3. something that is desired

Verb

1. feel or have a desire for; want strongly;

  • "I want to go home now"
  • "I want my own room"

2. expect and wish;

  • "I trust you will behave better from now on"
  • "I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise"

3. express a desire for

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1. A bonny, bouncing baby, Freddie was her heart's desire and joy.
弗雷迪是一个健康活泼的婴儿,是她的心肝宝贝和欢乐所在。

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2. Everything she does is motivated only by a desire for money.
她所做的一切都是为了钱。

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3. Failure only intensified my desire to succeed.
失败反而使我增强了获得成功的欲望。

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4. He evinced his desire to go abroad.
他表示了出国的愿望。

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5. He found every road to the accomplishment of his desire shut against him.
他发现通向实现自己愿望的所有道路都被堵死了。

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6. He has a sincere desire to help you.
他是诚心诚意地想帮助你。

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7. He has a strong desire to meet you.
他极想见你。

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8. He seemed to have no desire to go there; besides, his clothes were not good enough.
他似乎不想去那儿,再加他的衣服也不够体面。

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9. He stood in a mixture of desire and apprehensions.
他怀着渴望和恐惧交加的心情伫立着。

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10. He was enwrapped in fond desire.
他陷入妄想中。

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11. Her family sympathized with her desire to be a lawyer.
她全家都支持她当律师的愿望。

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12. Her need to save money outweighs her desire to spend it on fun.
她省钱的需要比她花钱娱乐的愿望更重要。

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13. I desire an immediate answer of his.
我请他立即回信。

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14. I'll try to act according to your desire.
我将尽量按你的要求行事。

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15. It is difficult to fight down a desire to sleep.
克服睡意是很困难的。

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16. Most people are in accord with their desire for peace.
在渴望和平这一点上,大多数人都是一致的。

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17. My desire for a desirable house will come true in the near future.
我要买一幢称心如意的房子的愿望在不久的将来会实现。

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18. Nothing he does is commensurate to our desire.
他做的事没一件使我们称心。

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19. Perhaps it is the desire for solitude or the chance of making an unexpected discovery that lures men down to the depths of the earth.
可能正是寻觅幽静的去处,或者找个猎奇的机会的欲望引诱着人们进入地球的深处。

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20. She gave up the idea in compliance with his desire.
她顺从他的愿望而放弃自己的主意。

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