desire
- n.愿望;欲望;渴望;性欲;情欲;肉欲;渴望的事物;想望的人
- v.期望;渴望;想望;被(某人)吸引;对(某人)产生性欲
复数： desires 过去式： desired 现在分词： desiring 过去分词： desired 第三人称单数： desires
desirenoun
愿望；欲望；渴望
a strong wish to have or do sth
a strong desire for power
强烈的权力欲
enough money to satisfy all your desires
足够的钱来满足你所有的欲望
She felt an overwhelming desire to return home.
她感到想回家的愿望难以遏制。
I have no desire (= I do not want) to discuss the matter further.
我不想再谈此事。
He has expressed a desire to see you.
他表示想见见你。
情欲；肉欲；性欲
a strong wish to have sex with sb
She felt a surge of love and desire for him.
她对他骤生爱意，欲火攻心。
想望的人；渴望的事物
a person or thing that is wished for
When she agreed to marry him he felt he had achieved his heart's desire .
当她答应嫁给他时，他感到终于得到了自己的心上人。
verb
渴望；期望；想望
to want sth; to wish for sth
We all desire health and happiness.
我们都渴望健康和幸福。
The house had everything you could desire.
这房子你要什么有什么。
The medicine did not achieve the desired effect .
这种药未达到预期效果。
Fewer people desire to live in the north of the country.
想住在这个国家北方的人就更少了。
被（某人）吸引；对（某人）产生性欲
to be sexually attracted to sb
He still desired her.
他依然对她有欲望。
to be bad or unacceptable
desire
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
noun
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- an inclination to want things
- a man of many desires
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- the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
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- something that is desired
verb
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- feel or have a desire for;want strongly
- I want to go home now
- I want my own room
- Synonym: want
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- express a desire for
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- expect and wish
- I trust you will behave better from now on
- I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise
- Synonym: hope trust
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He was imbued with a desire for social justice .
他满怀着寻求社会正义的愿望。
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He evinced a strong desire to be reconciled with his family .
他表现出与家人和好的强烈愿望。
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Fewer people desire to live in the north of the country .
想住在这个国家北方的人就更少了。
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The medicine did not achieve the desired effect .
这种药未达到预期效果。
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I have no desire to discuss the matter further .
我不想再谈此事。
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The house had everything you could desire .
这房子你要什么有什么。
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First , mould the clay into the desired shape .
首先，将陶土做成需要的形状。
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He has expressed a desire to see you .
他表示想见见你。
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She felt a surge of love and desire for him .
她对他骤生爱意，欲火攻心。
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She had the almost overwhelming desire to tell him the truth .
她恨不得要告诉他实情。
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We all desire health and happiness .
我们都渴望健康和幸福。
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He still desired her .
他依然对她有欲望。
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She had no desire to rake over the past .
她不想旧事重提。
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When she agreed to marry him he felt he had achieved his heart 's desire .
当她答应嫁给他时，他感到终于得到了自己的心上人。
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Desire for status can be a powerful motivator .
追逐地位的欲望可以成为强大的动力。
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Parents ' natural desire to protect their children should be counterbalanced by the child 's need for independence .
父母保护孩子的本能愿望应当与孩子独立的需要相平衡。
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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。
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They seem to have lost their desire for life .
他们似乎已丧失了对生活的热望。
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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。
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At times she had an overwhelming desire to see him
她有时会特别想见他。
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The sight of him entering a room could flood her with desire .
见到他进入房间会让她心中欲望澎湃。
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She felt an overwhelming desire to have another child .
她一心想再要一个孩子。
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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。
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Additional courses may be taken if desired
如有需要可选修额外的课程。
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He had lost his desire to live .
他已失去了活下去的念头。
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I am aware that the organization of the book leaves something to be desired .
我知道该书的编排还有待改进。
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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。
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The desire to look attractive is universal .
爱美之心，人皆有之。
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But Fred was bored and desired to go home
但弗雷德觉得很无聊，想要回家。
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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。
可用于褒义或贬义，常后接介词 of 或动词不定式。
He has the great ambition of running a company on his own.
他怀有自己经营公司的雄心壮志。
His ambition of getting a higher position was not achieved.
他谋取高位的野心未能得逞。
一般用复数，常含褒义，常后接介词 for 或动词不定式。
He knew nothing about their aspirations for the future.
他完全不了解他们对未来的抱负。
He has the aspiration to earn a lot of money.
他渴望赚很多钱。
一般指有强烈的目的和意图，常后接动词不定式、介词 for 以及 that 从句。
Her partners have a strong desire to win.
她的伙伴们有强烈的获胜欲望。
The teacher was deeply touched by their desire for knowledge.
他们对知识的渴望深深地打动了那位老师。
It was his desire that he should be buried in his hometown.
他希望能葬在家乡。
尤指渴望得到很难得到的事物，或做难以如愿之事，常伴有些许不安或痛苦。
She yearned for his love.
她渴望得到他的爱。
He yearned to go back to his hometown.
他渴望回到故乡。
指非常强烈、几乎无法控制地渴望某事物，有时甚至是不好的事物。
Many children crave attention.
许多孩子渴望得到关心。
Linda still craves the recognition of her peers.
琳达仍然渴望得到同龄人的认可。
He was craving cigarettes.
他很想抽烟。
强调主观愿望上热切渴望某事物，多指可以达成的事情，常含尽力争取的意味，不用进行时。
We all desire happiness and health.
我们都渴望幸福和健康。
We always desire to live in peace with our neighbours.
我们总是渴望与邻居和睦相处。
She desires to marry him.
她渴望嫁给他。
普通用词，尤指渴望看似不会很快发生的事发生，常后接介词 for 或动词不定式。
I long for the day when my dream can come true.
我渴望有一天能够梦想成真。
So this is what you've been longing for?
这就是你一直所渴求的东西？
We are longing to see you.
我们渴望见到你。
尤指渴望得到不太可能得到的事物，含苦苦思念之意。
John was pining for his homeland back in America.
约翰渴望回到美国的故乡。
She pined for the countryside.
她渴望乡间的生活。
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