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that you would like to have or do; worth having or doing 想望的；可取的；值得拥有的；值得做的 She chatted for a few minutes about the qualities she considered desirable in a secretary. 她用了几分钟谈了谈她认为一个秘书应有的品质。 Such measures are desirable, if not essential. 这些措施即使不是必要，也是可取的。 The house has many desirable features. 这栋房子有许多吸引人的特点。 Experience of computers is highly desirable. 最好是有电脑方面的经验。 - It is desirable that… (British English)
It is desirable that interest rates should be reduced. 利率下调是可取的。 - (especially North American English)
It is desirable that interest rates be reduced. 利率下调是可取的。 - It is desirable (for somebody) (to do something)
It is no longer desirable for such young children to take formal written tests. 这样的小孩子参加正式的笔试已经不可取了。
Extra ExamplesA new direction was felt desirable for both parties. 当时双方都希望有一个新方向。 It is clearly desirable that domestic and European law should be compatible. 很明显，国内法律与欧洲法律不互相排斥是最理想的。 It is clearly desirable to have a common set of principles throughout the industry. 全行业有一套共同的原则显然比较理想。 This kind of work is seen as desirable. 人们认为这种工作很理想。 An end to the hostilities remains a highly desirable objective. 结束敌对行为一直是渴望达成的目标。 a desirable home/feature/residence/property/area 令人向往的家／特点／住所／房产／地段
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- become
- …
- eminently
- extremely
- highly
- …
- it is desirable that…
(of a person 人 causing other people to feel sexual desire 引起性欲的；性感的 She suddenly saw herself as a desirable young woman. 她突然觉得自己是个令人向往的年轻女人。 He found her intensely desirable. 他觉得她极其性感。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- find somebody
- …
- extremely
- very
- sexually
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, suggested by Latin desiderabilis, from desiderare ‘to desire’, perhaps from de- ‘down’ + sidus, sider- ‘star’.