desire
[di'zaiə]
n.渴望, 愿望, 欲望
v.渴望, 向往, 要求
例句与用法:
I desire happiness.
我渴望幸福。
I am filled with desire to go back home.
我心中充满了回家的渴望。
词形变化:
名词: desirer | 动词过去式: desired | 动词过去分词: desired | 动词现在分词: desiring | 动词第三人称单数: desires |
vt.
1. 渴望; 要求[W][+to-v][+that][O2]
He desired us to leave soon.
他希望我们尽快离开。
She desired to marry a rich man.
她很想嫁个富翁。
People desire peace.
人们渴望和平。
2. 想与……发生性关系
n.
1. 欲望, 渴望[C][U][(+for)]
I have no desire to discuss the question.
我不想讨论这个问题。
2. 情欲, 性欲[C][U][(+for)]
3. 渴望的东西; 渴望的人[S1]
He brought me my heart's desire.
他给我带来了我心里渴望的东西。
desire
过去式:desired
过去分词:desired
现在进行时:desiring
名词复数:desires
词形变化:
名词: desirer | 动词过去式: desired | 动词过去分词: desired | 动词现在分词: desiring | 动词第三人称单数: desires |
同义词:
want | wish | crave | covet | yearning | fancy | lust | longing | craving | need | aspiration | plea | request | appeal | wish for | long for | yearn for | ask | require | implore | entreat | beg | hope | anxiety | greed | prefer | itch | yearn | passion | thirst | ambition | hunger | weakness | preference | please | will | necessity | option | aspire | objective | appetite | pleasure | pine | trust | long | expect |
反义词:
词义辨析:
同义:
n.vt.欲望, 渴望
wish
want
fancy
lust
crave
covet
同义参见:
ambition
prefer
option
preference
ambition
pleasure
please
pine2
aspire
weakness
objective
will
anxiety
hunger
itch
greed
yearning
appetite
thirst
passion
hope
yearn
necessity
反义:
vt.渴望; 要求
hate
abhor
dislike
反义参见:
despair
desire[di'zaiə]vt.1.■希望,想望,期望,渴望,热望,欲望,意欲:I desired candy all the time I was dieting.当我节食时我很想吃糖果。We all desire happiness and health.我们都渴望幸福和健康。2.■恳求,请求,要求,想要,向…要:We all desire your early reply to this inquiry.我们都希望你对此询问尽早答复。I desire you to set to work at once.我希望你立即开始工作。3.■想与…做爱(或交媾),对…产生情欲4.■[古语]想念,惦念,惦记;缅怀5.■[废语]邀请vi.1.■有希望,期望,愿望,想望,热望,渴望:What she most desired was a good rest.她最希望的是好好休息一下。What he really desires is a raise.他真正期望的是提薪。n.1.■愿望,希望,渴望,欲望,强烈追求2.■请求,要求,祈求3.■性欲,情欲,肉欲,淫欲4.■想望的人(或对象),想要(或渴望)的东西近义词wishwantcraveat someone’s desire应某人的要求[亦作 at the desire of someone]be all one can desire令人十分满意,好得不能再好了[亦作be all that could be desired]Desire hath no rest.[谚语]欲望无休止。desire someone to do something要求某人干某事leave much(或a lot,a great deal,something)to be desired还有许多(或很多,或一些)有待改进之处,还有不少(或一些)需要改进之处,还有不少(或一些)缺点leave nothing (或 little) to be desired完美无缺one's(或the) heart's desire心愿,渴望得到的东西变形vt.desireddesiring
desiredesire[diˈzaiə]vt.1.■想要, 意欲, 希望2.■要求, 请求He desired a college education.他想受到大学教育。They desire me to return soon.他们要我快点回来。I desire an immediate answer of his.我请他立即回信。She desires that you (should) see her at once.她要你立即见她。
词性变化desire[diˈzaiə]vi.1.■愿望, 期望n.1.■愿望; 欲望2.■要求, 请求3.■想望的东西[事情]4.■肉欲; 情欲a desire for peace要求和平的愿望do sth.at sb.'s desire应某人要求做某事I'll try to act according to your desire.我将尽量按你的要求行事。She played a piece by desire.她应邀演奏了一曲。
参考词汇desire;wish;want;都含“需要或希望得到”的意思。1.■desire属正式用语, 可代替wish 和want, 强调“主观愿望的热切性”, 含有“强烈希望做某事”的意思, 如:He got the book he desired.他得到了他渴望得到的那本书。2.■wish语气比desire弱, 一般用于“难以实现或不可能实现的愿望”, 强调“主语的主观愿望”, 指“希望”、“愿”、“想”, 如:I wish I could have a new car.我多么希望有一辆新车(我要是有一辆新车就好了)。3.■want 多用于口语式普通场合, 指“想”、“要”或“需要”, 表示“较弱的偏爱、选择”或“强烈的需要、热爱”, 如:I want a book.我要一本书。
noun
- a strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen
渴望;欲望;愿望
[with infinitive]she has no desire to become a wife and mother.
她不想结婚生孩子。
■[mass noun]strong sexual feeling or appetite
强烈的性欲
they were clinging together in fierce mutual desire.
他们紧紧抱在一起,彼此都充满了性的渴求。
- [with obj.]strongly wish for or want (something)
渴望
he never achieved the status he so desired.
他从没得到自己渴求的地位。
[as adj. desired]it failed to create the desired effect.
这没有产生预期效果。
■want (someone) sexually
对…有性欲
there had been a time, years ago, when he had desired her.
多年前他也有段时间想要她。
■(archaic)express a wish to (someone); request or entreat
(古)祝愿(某人);要求;恳求
- Middle English: from Old French desir (noun), desirer (verb), from Latin desiderare (see desiderate)
desire
名词 desire:
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
an inclination to want things
something that is desired
动词 desire:
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
同义词:want
expect and wish
express a desire for
desire
■Messrs ... of ... can give you any information you desire about me.
。。。处的。。。公司能提供你们需要的我方的各种情况。
■A flicker of interest soon turn into the burning flames of desire.
一丝情趣的星星之火未几演成了乾柴烈火。
■An insane desire appeared in his mind.
一个疯狂的欲望在他的脑海中出现。
■Than the desperate desire to end a bickering match.
不是只为结束一个争论而产生的疯狂的想法。
■What the Chinese people desire most is peace.
中国老百姓最希望和平。
■All human activity is prompted by desire.
人类的所有活动都是由愿望驱动的。
■I have a strong desire to quit smoking this year!
今年我无论如何都要戒烟!
■He had no desire to put forward his plan.
他不想提出他的计划。
■He manifested no desire to see his relatives.
他不想见他的亲戚。
■A desire to do the experiment again came on him.
他产生了再次做实验的念头。
■They propelled them by the desire for independence.
他们以要求独立的愿望激励他们。
■The desire for wealth lured them into questionable dealings.
他们受了发财欲的引诱而被卷入可疑的交易。
■They had little desire for wealth/to get rich.
他们对财富[致富]无大欲望。
■They play music to satisfy their inner desire.
他们演奏音乐是为了满足谈们内心的愿望。
■They desire that you will come at once.
他们要求你马上来。
■They are motivated by a desire to help people.
他们这样做是出于想帮助人的愿望。
■Nothing he does is commensurate to our desire.
他做的事没一件使我们称心。
■A desire to go there again came upon him.
他再次出现了到那里去的念头。
■He told us of his desire for success.
他向我们讲述对成功的期望。
■I felt a perverse desire to accept his challenge.
他向我挑战,我就偏要应战。
■His voice was husky with longing(= sexual desire).
他因欲火攻心而声音嘶哑。
■His desire for freedom found expression in the French Revolution.
他对自由的渴望之情在法国革命中表现出来了。
■He has a strong desire for wealth.
他对财富有很强的欲望。
■He subdued a desire to laugh.
他强忍住笑。
■The desire to write was stirring in him again.
他心中又产生了写作的愿望。
■His desire to do it blinded him to all the difficulties.
他想做那件事的欲望使他看不到所有的困难。
■He told her of his desire for success.
他把争取做成功的想法告诉了她。
■He was panting with desire for her.
他拼命地追求他。
■He has neither talent nor the desire to learn.
他既无天分也不想学习。
■He has a sincere desire to help you.
他是诚心诚意地想帮助你。
■He has a strong desire for success.
他有取得成功的强烈愿望。
■He was imbued with a desire for social justice.
他满怀着寻求社会正义的愿望。
■He acted this part as though he had been fainting with desire.
他演这一角色演得好像欲望令他变成如痴如狂一般。
■He was fired with the desire to visit China.
他激起了到中国旅游的念头。
■He was motivated by a desire to reach a compromise.
他的动机是希望达成某种妥协。
■His plan supposes a universal desire for peace.
他的计划意味着全世界都有和平的愿望。
■He has a genuine desire to help us.
他真心诚意地愿意帮助我们。
■He tried hard to fight back a desire to laugh.
他真想大笑一声,可他竭力控制住了。
■Seized with a sudden desire to leave the place.
他突然想离开这地方。
■He brought me my heart's desire.
他给我带来了我心里渴望的东西。
■He evinced his desire to go abroad.
他表示了出国的愿望。
■He has expressed a desire to see you.
他表示想见见你。
■He is everything a woman could possibly desire.
他身上具备女性渴望的一切条件。
■He has an earnest desire to be an all round person.
他迫切希望成为一个全面发展的人。?
■He has a strong desire to justify himself.
他迫切想为自己辩护。
■He was enwrapped in fond desire.
他陷入妄想中。
■Thou couldst desire no earthly thing.
伊人隔尘,我亦无望。
■As a place to stay, the island seemed to him to offer all that the heart could desire except the means of earning a living.
作为居住场所,这个岛似乎为他提供了人们所想望的一切——除了谋生的条件之外。
■Conquer the desire, or they will conquer you.
你不战胜欲念,欲念就会征服你。
■You may take as many candies as you desire.
你想要拿多少糖果就拿多少。