desire是什么意思？

desire

英[dɪˈzaɪə(r)] 美[ dɪˈzaɪr]

• vt. 希望，渴望，要求，请求；
• n. 愿望，欲望，希望，请求；
• vi. 有希望，期望，愿望，想望；

复数：desires;

第三人称单数：desires;

过去式：desired;

过去分词：desired;

现在分词：desiring;

例句

• The tumultuous Cultural Revolution was chiefly responsible for the searing desire for change in China. 混乱的文化大革命是引起对中国发生变化的极度渴望的主要原因。
• Everything she does is motivated only by a desire for money. 她所做的一切都是为了钱。
• She repressed her desire to mention his name. 她压制住自己没有提他的名字。
• There is a desire for peace universally. 全世界都渴望和平。
• The desire to be rich possessed him to act so. 发财的欲望使他做出如此之事来。
• The people desire peace, security and happiness. 人民向往和平、安全与幸福。
• The motivation for the decision is the desire to improve our service to our customers. 做这决定的原因是为了改善我们对顾客的服务。
• He has a strong desire to meet you. 他极想见你。
• The desire for freedom is inherent in us all. 对自由的渴望是我们所有人的天性。
• a heady mixture of desire and fire 欲望与激情的狂热结合

同义词

• n.
  desire的同义词之：欲望,渴望
  crave, covet, lust, want, wish, fancy,
• desire的同义词之：其他释义
  yearn, greed, anxiety, itch, fancy, passion, hope, weakness, prefer, thirst, ambition, lust, preference, want, wish, necessity, please, option, will, hunger, yearning, aspire, pleasure, objective, appetite,

反义词

• vt.
  desire的反义词之：渴望;要求
  hate, dislike, abhor,
• desire的反义词之：其他释义
  disappoint, despair,

同义词解析

• 以下这些动词都有"希望" 的意思
  desire：语气较正式庄重，着重渴望的力量与热切，常含有强烈的意图和目的。
  wish：语气较弱，多指难于实现或不可能实现的愿望。
  hope：指对愿望实现有一定信心的希望。
  expect：通常指有很大程度的把握，但仍含有预料之意，或预计某事或某行动的发生。
  want：一般指所想要的东西是切望得到的东西，能弥补实际需要。
  long：语气强，指极殷切地盼望着，这种盼望侧重于很难或不可能得到的东西。有时也指一般愿望，但含一定感情色彩。

英语四级真题

Similarly, the researchers say, being presented with junk food stimulates our desire to eat it.
出自-2013年6月阅读原文
She had a desire to help others.
出自-2013年12月听力原文
curb his desire for online gaming
出自-2010年6月阅读原文

英语六级真题

For investors who desire low risk and guaranteed income,U.S. Government bonds are a secure investment because these bonds have the financial backing and full faith and credit of the federal government.
出自-2014年6月阅读原文
But it is natural to desire to do so for special occasions
出自-2014年6月阅读原文
million jobs lost in the last three months, there is urgent desire to boost the economy as quickly as possible.
出自-2013年6月阅读原文

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  渴望;热望;欲望
  A desire is a strong wish to do or have something.
  例句
  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。
• VERB
  渴望;想望;想要
  If you desire something, you want it.
  例句
  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。
• N-UNCOUNT
  情欲;肉欲;性欲
  Desire for someone is a strong feeling of wanting to have sex with them.
  例句
  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。
• VERB
  想与…发生性关系
  If you desire someone, you want to have sex with them.
  例句
  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。
• 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.
  例句
  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。
• 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.
  例句
  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。
• 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.
  例句
  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。

英汉词典释义

• vt.
  希望, 渴望
  We all desire happiness and health. 我们都想得到幸福和健康。 They greatly desired to come to China. 他们非常想到中国来。
  要求, 请求
  The workers desire better working conditions. 工人们要求更好的工作条件。
• n.
  愿望, 欲望, 心愿
  Failure only intensified my desire to succeed. 失败反而使我增强了获得成功的欲望。 She has a desire of climbing mountains. 她想去爬山。
• vi.
  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。

英英词典释义

• 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

行业词典

• 计算机： 期望；