| 词汇 | desire |
| 释义 | desire (noun) desire 4 ENTRIES FOUND: desire (verb) desire (noun) leave (verb) lot (noun) 1 desire /dɪˈzajɚ/ verb desires; desired; desiring 1 desire /dɪˈzajɚ/ verb desires; desired; desiring Learner's definition of DESIRE not used in progressive tenses [+ object] 1 somewhat formal : to want or wish for (something) : to feel desire for (something)希望得到；想要；渴望 Many people desire wealth.很多人都渴望拥有财富。 He desired her approval more than anything.他最渴望得到的是她的赞许。 The apartment has modern amenities, a great location—everything you could desire.这公寓各种现代化设施齐备，所处地段理想——你想要的所有条件都能满足。 Those desiring [=looking for] a more relaxed atmosphere will prefer the pub in the restaurant's lower level.那些想要找个更悠闲的环境的人会更喜欢这家饭馆下层的酒馆。 — sometimes followed by to + verb有时接动词不定式 I have always desired [=wanted] to go to France.我一直渴望去法国。 2 : to want to have sex with (someone)想（与某人）做爱 She knew that men still desired her.她知道男人依然对她有欲望。 3 formal : to express a wish for (something)要求；请求 The committee desires [=requests] an immediate answer.委员会要求立即答复。 leave much to be desired or leave a lot to be desired or leave a great deal to be desired — used to say that something is not very good at all or is not close to being good enough还有许多需要改进的地方；还不够完善 Your work leaves much to be desired.你的工作还有许多有待改进之处。 Although her education left much to be desired, she was an extremely intelligent person.尽管没有受过良好的教育，但她却是个非常聪明的人。 The working conditions here leave a lot to be desired.这里的工作环境有很多需要改善的地方。 — desired adjective an artist mixing paints to get a desired color将多种颜料混合以获得理想色彩的画家 a desired effect/result理想的效果/结果 2 desire /dɪˈzajɚ/ noun plural desires 2 desire /dɪˈzajɚ/ noun plural desires Learner's definition of DESIRE 1 a [noncount] : the feeling of wanting something欲望；渴望 Desire is a common theme is music and literature.欲望是音乐和文学中常见的主题。 an object of desire [=something that people want to have]渴望得到的东西 b [count] : a strong wish（强烈的）愿望，要求 It is our desire that all of you be treated fairly. [=we want all of you to be treated fairly]我们的愿望是你们所有人都受到公平对待。 The magazine tries to attend to the needs and desires of its readers.那本杂志力求关注读者的需求和愿望。 : a wish for something or to do something对…的愿望；做…的愿望 Both sides feel a real desire for peace.双方都真切地期望和平。 His decisions are guided by his desire for land/money/power/change.他的决定受他对土地/金钱/权力/变革的渴望所支配。 They expressed a desire to go with us.他们表示想和我们一起去。 They have a desire to have children.他们想要孩子。 a strong/burning/aching desire to travel around the world周游世界的强烈愿望 2 : a feeling of wanting to have sex with someone性欲；情欲 [count] He had/felt a strong (sexual) desire for her.他对她产生了强烈的欲望。 [noncount] He was overcome with desire for her.他对她有强烈的情欲而不能自持。 3 [count] : someone or something that you want or wish for渴望得到的人（或物） — usually singular通常用单数 He worried that he might never achieve his desire. [=might never do the thing that he wanted to do]他担心可能永远不能做自己想做的事。 A good education had always been her heart's desire. [=something she wanted very much]良好的教育一直是她心中所渴望的。 “You are my heart's desire,” he told her.“你是我的心上人。”他告诉她。 |
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