desire的中文翻譯是什麼意思

desire

US/dɪˈzaɪər/
UK/dɪˈzaɪə(r)/

n. 願望; 渴望; 肉慾; 渴望的人/事

v. 渴望; 被某人吸引; 產生性慾

desire柯林斯釋義

N-COUNT渴望;熱望;慾望

A desire is a strong wish to do or have something.

  • I had a strong desire to help and care for people...

    我非常渴望能夠幫助和照顧他人。

  • They seem to have lost their desire for life.

    他們似乎已喪失了對生活的熱望。

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...

    她又結婚了,並且渴望和新任丈夫生個小孩。

  • But Fred was bored and desired to go home...

    但弗雷德覺得很無聊,想要回家。

N-UNCOUNT情慾;肉慾;性慾

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,青少年的性行為可能並不是源於真正的情慾,而是出於一種對愛的需要。

VERB想與…發生性關係

If you desire someone, you want to have sex with them.

  • It never occurred to him that she might not desire him.

    他從沒有想過她可能不想跟他上床。

PHRASE(用於說明性的書面語中)如果需要的話,如果願意的話

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...

    如有需要可選修額外的課程。

  • Transfer this sauce to a separate saucepan, if desired.

    如果願意的話,可以把這些調味汁倒入一隻單獨的長柄鍋裡。

PHRASE心裡想望之人;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.

    他在設法得到自己的中意之物時會不擇手段。

PHRASE尚有(許多)需要改進之處;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...

    可供選擇的電視節目,尤其是在週末的時候,還有大幅提升的空間。

  • Food seems to have been available, even if the quality left much to be desired...

    食品似乎能夠買到了,雖然質量還遠不盡如人意。

desire英文釋義

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

        desire同義詞辨析

        desire, wish, hope, expect, want, long

        這些動詞都有"希望"之意。

        • desire : 語氣較正式莊重,著重渴望的力量與熱切,常含有強烈的意圖和目的。
        • wish : 語氣較弱,多指難於實現或不可能實現的願望。
        • hope : 指對願望實現有一定信心的希望。
        • expect : 通常指有很大程度的把握,但仍含有預料之意,或預計某事或某行動的發生。
        • want : 一般指所想要的東西是切望得到的東西,能彌補實際需要。
        • long : 語氣強,指極殷切地盼望著,這種盼望側重於很難或不可能得到的東西。有時也指一般願望,但含一定感情色彩。

        desire場景例句

        He has a strong desire to meet you.

        他極想見你.

        She repressed her desire to mention his name.

        她壓制住自己沒有提他的名字.

        Everything she does is motivated only by a desire for money.

        她所做的一切都是為了錢.

        The tumultuous Cultural Revolution was chiefly responsible for the searing desire for change in China.

        混亂的文化大革命是引起對中國發生變化的極度渴望的主要原因.

        The people desire peace, security and happiness.

        人民嚮往和平 、 安全與幸福.

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        desire詞性變形

        desiresdesireddesiring

        desire反義詞

        vt. 渴望;要求

        hatedislikeabhor

        其他釋義

        disappointdespair