desire
desire 英 [dɪˈzaɪə(r)] 美 [ dɪˈzaɪr]
n. 渴望；欲望 v. 渴望
进行时:desiring 过去式:desired 过去分词:desired 第三人称单数:desires 名词复数:desires
- If you're talking about the longings of the heart, use the word desire. When you are studying for a difficult history exam, the desire to be somewhere far away doing something fun might be very strong!
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- n. 渴望；欲望
- v. 渴望
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1. enough money to satisfy all your desires
足够的钱来满足你所有的欲望
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2. a strong desire for power
强烈的权力欲
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3. She felt an overwhelming desire to return home.
她感到想回家的愿望难以遏制。
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4. 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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5. We all desire health and happiness.
我们都渴望健康和幸福。
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6. He still desired her.
他依然恋着她。
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7. The medicine did not achieve the desired effect.
这种药未达到预期效果。
- desire (n.) c. 1300, from Old French desir, from desirer (see desire (v.)); sense of "lust" is first recorded mid-14c.
- desire (v.) early 13c., from Old French desirrer (12c.) "wish, desire, long for," from Latin desiderare "long for, wish for; demand, expect," original sense perhaps "await what the stars will bring," from the phrase de sidere "from the stars," from sidus (genitive sideris) "heavenly body, star, constellation" (but see consider). Related: Desired; desiring.
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