desire
desire
英[dɪˈzaɪə(r)]美[dɪˈzaɪər]
n.愿望，渴望，肉欲，渴望的人/事；
v.渴望，被某人吸引，产生性欲；
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
英语六级真题
Sternberg would argue it’s not love if you don’t call it love and if you don’t have some desire to maintain the relationship.
出自-2016年12月听力原文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It still leaves much to be desired.
出自-2013年12月阅读原文It may not be able to yield the desired results
出自-2013年12月阅读原文We tend to equate（等同于）happiness with freedom, but, as the psychotherapist and writer Adam Phillips has observed, without obstacles to our desires it's harder to know what we want, or where we're heading.
出自-2013年12月阅读原文The novelist Edward St Aubyn has a narrator remark of the very rich that, "not having to consider affordability, their desires rambled on like unstoppable bores, relentless (持续不断的) and whimsical（反复无常的）at the same time
出自-2013年12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The move was prompted by OPEC's desire to raise prices by restricting supply and by its opposition to US support of Israel in the Arab-Israeli Yom Kippur War
出自-2013年6月阅读原文Organizations cannot thrive without being focused on their desired end results any more than an individual can thrive without goals to provide a sense of purpose.
出自-2012年6月阅读原文To achieve a desired vision for your business, it is vital that you have a personal vision of where you are headed and what you value.
出自-2011年12月阅读原文Their desire to change America.
出自-2010年6月阅读原文If the farm is well managed and has enough land, and the desire to convert is sincere, a relationship can begin.
2019年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section BOne could therefore present Napoleon in terms of his desire to impress or Churchill in terms of his lonely gloom.
2018年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section BSternberg would argue it's not love if you don't call it love and if you don't have some desire to maintain the relationship.
2016年12月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section CTheir desire for social drama is not—or not only—a way of distracting themselves from their school work or of driving adults crazy.
2018年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section BWhile farming is often difficult for both the body and mine, Sanchez says he and many of his fellow young farmers are motivated by desire to set a new standard for agriculture.
2019年12月六级真题（第二套）听力 Section B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。希望，渴望，欲望，强烈追求
请求，要求，祈求
vi.
有希望，期望，愿望，想望，热望，渴望
What she most desired was a good rest.她*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；
