| 单词 | desire |
| 释义 | desire (once / 25 pages) nv If you're talking about the longings of the heart, use the word desire. When you are studying for a difficult history exam, the desire to be somewhere far away doing something fun might be very strong! Desire can be used as both a noun and a verb. Is your boyfriend your heart's desire? Your parents probably desire your punctual appearance at the dinner table every evening. Desire is usually used not just when you long for any old thing, but for something that is associated with giving great pleasure. Thus, you might want to get an A on a test, but you desire a piece of chocolate cake. WORD FAMILYdesire: desirable, desired, desires, desiring, desirous+/desirability: desirabilities/desirable: desirability, desirableness, desirably, undesirable/desired: desiredest, undesired/desiring: undesiring/desirous: desirously, undesirous/undesirable: undesirability, undesirables, undesirably/undesiring: undesiringly USAGE EXAMPLESBut he’s not certain that will be the case and isn’t sure about Cousins’ desire to be back. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Some characters want to pose as more than who they are, but an equally human desire is to appear less than one is. The New Yorker(Jan 02, 2017) Traditionally, progressives defined themselves, at least in part, by a desire for change. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) 1n the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state Hypo|Hyper ambition, aspiration, dream a cherished desire bloodlusta desire for bloodshed temptationthe desire to have or do something that you know you should avoid cravingan intense desire for some particular thing want, wish, wishinga specific feeling of desire hungriness, longing, yearningprolonged unfulfilled desire or need concupiscence, eros, physical attraction, sexual desirea desire for sexual intimacy itch, urgea strong restless desire caprice, impulse, whima sudden desire American Dreamthe widespread aspiration of Americans to live better than their parents did emulationambition to equal or excel nationalismthe aspiration for national independence felt by people under foreign domination appetence, appetency, appetitea feeling of craving something addictionan abnormally strong craving velleitya mere wish, unaccompanied by effort to obtain hankering, yena yearning for something or to do something pininga feeling of deep longing wishfulnessan unrealistic yearning wistfulnessa sadly pensive longing nostalgialonging for something past erotic love, love, sexual lovea deep feeling of sexual desire and attraction aphrodisiaa desire for heterosexual intimacy anaphrodisiadecline or absence of sexual desire passiona feeling of strong sexual desire sensualism, sensuality, sensualnessdesire for sensual pleasures amativeness, amorousness, eroticism, erotism, sexinessthe arousal of feelings of sexual desire fetisha form of sexual desire in which gratification depends to an abnormal degree on some object or item of clothing or part of the body libido(psychoanalysis) a Freudian term for sexual urge or desire lecherousness, lust, lustfulnessa strong sexual desire nymphomaniaabnormally intense sexual desire in women satyriasisabnormally intense sexual desire in men the hotsintense sexual desire discontent, discontentedness, discontentmenta longing for something better than the present situation feeling the experiencing of affective and emotional states 2n an inclination to want things a man of many desires Hypo|Hyper hunger, hungriness, thirst, thirstiness strong desire for something (not food or drink) greedexcessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves avarice, avariciousness, covetousness, cupidityextreme greed for material wealth possessivenessexcessive desire to possess or dominate acquisitivenessstrong desire to acquire and possess inclination, tendency a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect 3n something that is desired Hypo|Hyper passion, rage something that is desired intensely materialism, philistinisma desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters arousal a state of heightened physiological activity 4v feel or have a desire for; want strongly Syn|Hypo want crave, hunger, lust, starve, thirst have a craving, appetite, or great desire for fancy, go for, take tohave a fancy or particular liking or desire for missfeel or suffer from the lack of hopebe optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes wishhope for; have a wish wish, wish wellfeel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or fortune of care, like, wishprefer or wish to do something itch, spoilhave a strong desire or urge to do something likewant to have ambitionhave as one's ambition feel likehave an inclination for something or some activity begrudge, envybe envious of; set one's heart on lech after, lust afterhave a strong sexual desire for hanker, long, yearndesire strongly or persistently seektry to get or reach regretfeel sad about the loss or absence of ache, languish, pine, yearn, yenhave a desire for something or someone who is not present pleasebe the will of or have the will (to) hope, trustexpect and wish covetwish, long, or crave for (something, especially the property of another person) bidmake a serious effort to attain something questmake a search (for) 5v express a desire for Hyper bespeak, call for, quest, request express the need or desire for; ask for 6v expect and wish Syn|Hyper hope, trust wish hope for; have a wish |
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