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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1629 COCA: 1551

desire

noun
/dɪˈzaɪə(r)/
/dɪˈzaɪər/
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  1. [countable] a strong wish to have or do something願望;欲望;渴望
    • He now had enough money to satisfy all his desires.他現在有足夠的錢來滿足自己所有的欲望。
    • desire for something a strong desire for power/revenge 對權力/複仇的強烈渴望
    • desire to do something She has a burning desire to be an artist.她渴望成爲一名藝術家。
    • (formal) I have no desire (= I do not want) to discuss the matter further.我不想再談此事。
    • He has expressed a desire to see you.他表示想見見你。
    • (formal) desire that… his father's desire that he become a lawyer他父親希望他成爲律師的願望
    Extra Examples
    • He is filled with conflicting desires.他心裏充斥着各種矛盾的欲望。
    • He suppressed the desire to run from the room.他克制住了跑出房間的沖動。
    • His actions reflect his desire to fit in.他的行爲顯示出他渴望融入進來。
    • His childhood had created a desire for stability in his life.他的童年經歷使他産生了過穩定生活的渴望。
    • Horses need to satisfy their desire for space and freedom.應該滿足馬匹對空間和自由的需要。
    • I suddenly felt an overwhelming desire to laugh我突然抑制不住想大笑。
    • Most children have an insatiable desire for knowledge.大多數兒童都有永不滿足的求知欲。
    • She confessed a secret desire to be famous.她承認自己私下希望成名。
    • The chairman expressed his desire to expand the company.董事長表達了想擴大公司規模的願望。
    • The human desire for answers is very great.人類求得答案的渴望是十分巨大的。
    • The search for a better life is one of the most basic desires of human beings.尋求更加美好的生活是人類一個最基本的渴望。
    • There's a growing desire among consumers for more organic products.消費者越來越希望能買到更多的有機産品。
    • They were motivated by a deep desire for money and fame.他們受追名逐利的欲望所驅使。
    • This was all Liam needed to fuel his desire for revenge.這就完全能點燃利亞姆複仇的欲望。
    • a long-lasting relationship based on our mutual desire for peace在我們對和平的共同向往基礎上建立起來的長久關系
    • She felt an overwhelming desire to return home.她感到一種難以遏制的想回家的願望。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • burning
    • deep
    • fervent
    verb + desire
    • feel
    • harbour/​harbor
    • have
    preposition
    • desire for
    phrases
    • an object of desire
    See full entry
  2. [uncountable, countable] a strong wish to have sex with somebody情欲;肉欲;性欲
    • sexual desire性欲
    • desire for somebody She felt a surge of love and desire for him.她對他驟生愛意,欲火攻心。
    Topics Feelingsb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • burning
    • deep
    • fervent
    verb + desire
    • feel
    • harbour/​harbor
    • have
    preposition
    • desire for
    phrases
    • an object of desire
    See full entry
  3. [countable, usually singular] a person or thing that is wished for想望的人;渴望的事物
    • When she agreed to marry him, he felt he had achieved his heart's desire.當她答應嫁給他時,他感到終於得到了自己的心上人。
  4. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French desir (noun), desirer (verb), from Latin desiderare, perhaps from de- ‘down’ + sidus, sider- ‘star’.

desire

verb
/dɪˈzaɪə(r)/
/dɪˈzaɪər/
not used in the progressive tenses不用於進行時
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they desire
/dɪˈzaɪə(r)/
/dɪˈzaɪər/
he / she / it desires
/dɪˈzaɪəz/
/dɪˈzaɪərz/
past simple desired
/dɪˈzaɪəd/
/dɪˈzaɪərd/
past participle desired
/dɪˈzaɪəd/
/dɪˈzaɪərd/
-ing form desiring
/dɪˈzaɪərɪŋ/
/dɪˈzaɪərɪŋ/
Idioms
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  1. (formal) to want something; to wish for something渴望;期望;想望
    • desire something We all desire health and happiness.我們都渴望健康和幸福。
    • The house had everything you could desire.這房子你要什麽有什麽。
    • The dessert can be topped with cream, if desired (= if you like).如果喜歡,這款甜品可以澆上奶油。
    • The medicine did not achieve the desired effect.這種藥未達到預期效果。
    • desire to do something Fewer people desire to live in the north of the country.想住在這個國家北方的人更少。
    • desire somebody to do something She desired him to leave her alone.她希望他不要打擾她。
    Extra Examples
    • A home of her own was something she had always very much desired.她一直非常想望能有一個自己的家。
    • Most countries sincerely desired peace.大多數國家真誠地渴望和平。
    • We all need and desire to find our place in society. 我們都需要並渴望在社會中找到自己的位置。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • greatly
    • really
    • truly
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  2. desire somebody to be sexually attracted to somebody被(某人)吸引;對(某人)産生性欲
    • He still desired her.他依然渴望擁有她。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • greatly
    • really
    • truly
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  3. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French desir (noun), desirer (verb), from Latin desiderare, perhaps from de- ‘down’ + sidus, sider- ‘star’.
Idioms
leave a lot, much, something, etc. to be desired
  1. to be bad or unacceptable還有許多(或一些等)需要改進的地方
    • The service in the restaurant left a lot to be desired.那家餐館的服務還有很多改進的餘地。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1629 COCA: 1551
desire

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + DESIRE | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEburning, deep, fervent, fierce, great, intense, passionate, strong, urgent強烈的慾望;迫切的慾望;急切的慾望growing越來越強烈的渴望There's a growing desire among consumers for more organic products.消費者越來越希望能買到更多的有機產品。sudden突然產生的慾望insatiable, unquenchable永不滿足的/無法遏制的慾望Most children have an insatiable desire for knowledge.大多數孩子都有永不滿足的求知慾。overwhelming, uncontrollable無法抗拒的/無法控制的渴望frustrated, thwarted, unfulfilled受挫的/受阻的/未實現的慾望repressed被壓抑的慾望hidden, secret隱藏的慾望;秘而不宣的願望She confessed a secret desire to be famous.她承認自己私下希望成名。earnest, genuine, real, sincere熱誠的/由衷的/真正的/真誠的願望selfish自私的慾望desperate不顧一切的渴望obsessive強迫性的慾望human人類的渴望The human desire for answers is very great.人類求得答案的渴望是十分巨大的。individual, personal個人願望innate, natural內在的慾望;自然的渴望subconscious, unconscious潛意識的/無意識的慾望basic基本的慾望The search for a better life is one of the most basic desires of human beings.尋求更加美好的生活是人類一個最基本的渴望。conflicting矛盾的欲望He is filled with conflicting desires.他心裏充斥着各種矛盾的欲望。carnal, erotic, sexual性慾heterosexual, homosexual, same-sex異性戀慾望;同性戀慾望mutual共同的願望a long-lasting relationship based on our mutual desire for peace在我們對和平的共同向往基礎上建立起來的長久關係VERB + DESIREfeel, harbour/harbor, have感覺到渴望;懷有願望;有慾望I suddenly felt an overwhelming desire to laugh我突然抑制不住想大笑。share分享願望He did not share her desire for books.他不像她那麼渴望讀書。arouse, create引起渴望His childhood had created a desire for stability in his life.他的童年經歷使他產生了過穩定生活的渴望。fuel, stimulate燃起/激發慾望This was all Liam needed to fuel his desire for revenge.這就完全能點燃利亞姆復仇的慾望。articulate, communicate, express, indicate, profess, reveal, signal, state, voice說出願望;表達願望;透露願望The chairman expressed his desire to expand the company.董事長表達了想擴大公司規模的願望。fulfil/fulfill, gratify, indulge, satisfy完成願望;滿足慾望control, overcome, resist, suppress克制慾望;戰勝慾望;抵禦衝動;壓抑渴望He suppressed the desire to run from the room.他克制住了跑出房間的衝動。demonstrate, reflect顯示/反映願望His actions reflect his desire to fit in.他的行為顯示出他渴望融入進來。be driven by, be motivated by為慾望所驅使They were motivated by a deep desire for money and fame.他們受追名逐利的慾望所驅使。PREPOSITIONdesire for對⋯的慾望Horses need to satisfy their desire for space and freedom.應該滿足馬匹對空間和自由的需要。PHRASESan object of desire洩慾的對象He felt he was nothing more to her than an object of desire.他發現自己只不過是她洩慾的對象。
desire

verb

ADVERBgreatly, really, truly, very much極為渴望;十分渴望;真誠地渴望;非常想A home of her own was something she had always very much desired.她一直非常想望能有一個自己的家。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1629 COCA: 1551
desire noun
desire (a desire to return) love1 (sexual desire)
desire verb
want
desire

noun

 See also the entry for hope noun 2 另見hope名詞詞條第2義desire ♦︎ need ♦︎ wish ♦︎ temptation ♦︎ urge ♦︎ impulse ♦︎ inclination ♦︎ whim ♦︎ want ♦︎ compulsionThese are all words for a feeling, especially a strong one, that you would like to have or do sth. 這些詞均表示想望、渴望、欲望。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配a desire / a need / a wish / an urge / an inclination for sththe desire / need / wish / temptation / urge / impulse / inclination / compulsion to do stha strong desire / need / wish / temptation / urge / impulse / inclinationan overwhelming desire / need / temptation / urge / impulsean irresistible desire / temptation / urge / impulsea natural desire / wish / temptation / urge / impulse / inclinationa sudden desire / need / urge / impulse / inclination / whimsexual desires / needs / urges / impulses / inclinationsto have a desire / a need / a wish / a temptation / an urge / an impulse / an inclination / wants / a compulsionto feel a desire / a need / a temptation / an urge / an impulse / an inclination / a compulsionto express / make known a desire / need / wishto satisfy a desire / a need / an urge / impulse / sb's whims / sb's wantsto pander to sb's wishes / whims / wantsto resist / fight a desire / a temptation / an urge / an impulse desire [countable, uncountable] (rather formal, especially written) a feeling that you want to have or do sth 想望;欲望;渴望Most children have an insatiable desire for knowledge.大多數兒童都有永不滿足的求知欲。She felt an overwhelming desire to return home.她感到有一種難以遏制的想回家的願望。He now had enough money to satisfy all his desires.他現在有足夠的錢來滿足自己所有的欲望。 (formal) I have no desire (= I do not want) to discuss the matter further.我不想再談此事。 see also desire want verb need [countable, uncountable] a strong feeling that you want or must have or do sth 渴望;迫切需要She felt the need to talk to someone.她特别想和人聊聊。I'm in need of some fresh air.我需要呼吸點新鮮空氣。It can be difficult to express our needs and desires.表達自己的需求和想望並非易事。 see also need need noun , need need verb NOTE 辨析 Desire or need?A need is usually stronger than a desire: it is usually sth which you feel you must have, not just sth that you would like; when it is used in negative sentences, however, it can mean sth that you don't want. * need通常比desire強烈,指渴望得到某物不僅是因爲喜歡,更是出於迫切需要;但在否定句中need可表示不想要的事物She had no more need of me (= did not want me any more).她再也不需要我了。 wish [countable] (especially written) a feeling that you want to have or do sth 願望;希望I can understand her wish for secrecy.我可以理解她想保守秘密的願望。He had no wish to start a fight.他無意挑起爭鬥。His dearest wish (= what he wants most of all) is to see his grandchildren again.他最大的願望是能夠再次見到自己的孫兒。It was her dying wish that I should have it.她的臨終遺願是把這東西留給我。 see also wish want verb , wish wish noun NOTE 辨析 Desire or wish?When it is used alone, desire only suggests a slightly stronger feeling than wish. However, desire is often used with adjectives such as deep, great, urgent, burning, insatiable and overwhelming, expressing a much stronger feeling; wish is not often used with these adjectives. * desire單獨使用時僅指比wish稍強烈些的願望,但desire經常與形容詞deep、great、urgent、burning、insatiable和overwhelming等連用,表示十分強烈的願望;wish不常與這些形容詞連用。 temptation tempˈteɪʃn [countable, uncountable] the desire to do or have sth that you know is bad or wrong 誘惑;引誘The temptation of easy profits was too much for them.輕而易舉即可獲利,這種誘惑讓他們無法抗拒。Don't give in to temptation.别經不起誘惑。I couldn't resist the temptation to open the letter.我按捺不住好奇心,把信打開了。 see also tempt tempt verb urge [countable] a strong feeling that you must do sth, especially one that is hard to control or hard to understand 強烈的欲望;(難以控制或理解的)沖動I had a sudden urge to hit him.我突然很想揍他一頓。Freud claimed that this behaviour was caused by the repression of sexual urges.弗洛伊德聲稱這種行爲是性壓抑造成的。 see also urgent urgent NOTE 辨析 Need or urge?Both these words often describe feelings that seem to come from the body rather than the mind. 這兩個詞均常指來自身體而非大腦的欲望a / an biological / instinctive / primitive need / urge生理/本能/原始的欲望sexual needs / urges性需求;性沖動However, needs are usually feelings that are shared by a lot of people and are easy to understand and accept; an urge may be less easy to understand and sth that you try to prevent yourself from doing or expressing. 不過,need通常爲許多人共有且容易理解和接受的欲望,urge則可能是較不易理解且盡量避免付諸實現或表達出來的欲望She felt a violent urge to laugh, but suppressed it, with difficulty.她很想大笑,可還是竭力忍住了。 impulse ˈɪmpʌls [countable, usually singular, uncountable] a sudden strong desire to do sth, without stopping to think about the results 沖動;心血來潮的念頭He had a sudden impulse to stand up and sing.他突然心血來潮,想站起來唱歌。Her first impulse was to run away.她的第一個念頭就是逃走。The door was open and on an impulse she went inside.門開着,她一時心血來潮就走了進去。He tends to act on impulse.他往往憑一時沖動行事。 see also impulsive spontaneous inclination ˌɪnklɪˈneɪʃn [uncountable, countable] (rather formal) a feeling that makes you want to do sth 傾向;意願He did not show the slightest inclination to leave.他絲毫沒有表現出要離開的意思。He was a loner by nature and by inclination.他生性不喜歡交際,而且也無意於此。You must follow your own inclinations when choosing a career.你必須按照自己的意願選擇職業。An inclination may not be a very strong feeling: people act according to their inclinations when there is no stronger force to work against them. When people lack any inclination to do sth, it shows that they do not want to do it at all. * inclination可能是一種不太強烈的意願。在沒有更強的反對力量幹擾下,人都是按自己的意願行事。缺乏做某事的意願,就表明根本不想做這件事。 see also inclined to do sth prone to sth whim wɪm [countable] (often disapproving) a sudden desire to do or have sth, especially when it is sth unusual or unnecessary 心血來潮;一時沖動;突發奇想He was forced to pander to her every whim.她每一次心血來潮他都得順着她。We bought the house on a whim.我們一時沖動就買了這所房子。She hires and fires people at whim (= as and when she wants to, without good reason).她任意地僱用人和解僱人。 want [countable, usually plural] something that you want 需要的東西;想要的東西She spent her life pandering to the wants of her children.她一生都在設法滿足子女的需要。In this meaning, wants is usually used in a possessive phrase such as my/your/his/her/our/their/the customers' wants or the wants of sb. 表達此義時,wants通常用在所有格短語中,如my/your/his/her/our/their/the customers' wants或the wants of sb。 see also want need noun , want want verb compulsion kəmˈpʌlʃn (rather formal, written) a strong desire to do sth that you cannot easily control, especially sth that is wrong, silly or dangerous (尤指做錯事、傻事或危險事的)強烈欲望,沖動He felt a great compulsion to drive too fast.他感到一股想超速飙車的強烈沖動。Obsessions and compulsions often develop in people who live stressful lives.生活壓力大的人常常會産生癡迷和易於沖動。 see also compelling urgent
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1629 COCA: 1551
desire
Feelings of want and desire: desire, wish, urge...
To want something: want, wish, hope...

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