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单词 lust
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lust

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishlustlust1 /lʌst/ noun  1 [countable, uncountable]SYATTRACTED TO somebody very strong sexual desire, especially when it does not include love My feelings for Lauren were pure lust.2 [singular, uncountable]WANT a very strong desire to have something, usually power or money – used to show disapprovallust for Hitler’s lust for power3 (a) lust for lifeExamples from the CorpuslustThroughout his career he was motivated by a lust for power.He was a man possessed by greed, jealousy and lust.We are born with the potential to develop lust, hunger, and anger.She looked more desirable than ever; now, closing his aching eyes behind their glasses, he felt lust rise.Her lust for money is insatiable.These were not feelings of love but of lust, pure and simple.There was a mixture of lust and guilt in his eyes.Visual lust and inconsistency make fine bedfellows, I can tell you.If it was lust, there were other ladies ready and willing.He felt as if he had been led through the seven deadly sins one by one, with lust leading the way.lust for powerIt is violence based on a lust for power, a lust which destroys.Again, this was no act of vanity or calculated lust for power.He had none of the lust for power both personally and in business that had motivated Monsieur.lustlust2 verb   lust after/for somebody/something→ See Verb tableExamples from the CorpuslustHave you secretly been lusting after their time slot?I lust after this man, she thought.Publishers worldwide must be lusting for it.But secrets lust to make more of their kind.Origin lust1 Old English
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