- lust (for somebody)
very strong sexual desire, especially when love is not involved 强烈的性欲;色欲;淫欲 Extra ExamplesTopics Family and relationshipsc2, Feelingsc2He used her just to sate his lust. 他只不过用她来泄慾。 She felt no lust whatsoever for him. 她对他没有丝毫欲望。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- pure
- carnal
- physical
- …
- feel
- satisfy
- lust (for something)
very strong desire for something or pleasure in something 强烈欲望;享受欲 to satisfy his lust for power 满足他对权力的强烈欲望 She has a real lust for life (= she really enjoys life). 她真懂得享受生活。 The ogre demanded the annual sacrifice of a young village lass to satisfy his blood lust. 这个食人巨妖要求村里每年献祭一个少女来满足他的嗜血慾。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- insatiable
- blood
- be driven by
- have
- satisfy
- …
- lust for
Word OriginOld English (also in the sense ‘pleasure, delight’), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lust and German Lust.