desire

B2 CET-4 Oxf 3000 高中 FREQ #2215 ★★★★☆

n. 欲望, 要求 vt. 想要, 请求 vi. 渴望

发音

UK /dɪˈzaɪə/
US /dɪˈzaɪɹ/
其它
US /dɪˈzaɪɚ/
US /diˈzaɪɹ/
US /diˈzaɪɚ/

词形变化

desires 复数 desires desir'd desired desiredst desires 三单 desireth desiring desiring 现在分词 desired 过去式 desired 过去分词 desirest desiredst 过去式 desireth 三单 desired 复数

别名

desier desyre AIDA

教材释义与例句

名词

欲望；要求，心愿；性欲

a strong hope or wish

动词

想要；要求；希望得到…

If you desire something, you want it

释义与例句

n. B2 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    The feeling of desiring; an eager longing for something.

    欲望

    不可数

    Too much desire can seriously affect one’s judgement.

  2. 2.

    Someone or something wished for.

    欲望

    愿望

    可数 不可数

    It is my desire to speak with you.

    You’re my heart’s desire.

  3. 3.

    Strong attraction, particularly romantic or sexual.

    不可数

    His desire for her kept him awake at night.

  4. 4.

    Motivation.

    不可数
v. B2 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    To want; to wish for earnestly.

    欲望

    I desire to speak with you.

  2. 2.

    To put a request to (someone); to entreat.

  3. 3.

    To want emotionally or sexually.

    She has desired him since they first met.

  4. 4.

    To express a wish for; to entreat; to request.

  5. 5.

    To require; to demand; to claim.

  6. 6.

    To miss; to regret.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 4

feeling tendency inclination arousal

下位词 10

want wish dream passion rage hunger ambition urge wishing greed
动词

同义词 3

want hope trust

上位词 10

look wait feel expect experience request quest await ask for call for

下位词 10

like long care miss hope wish fancy seek spoil hunger

相关短语

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词源

From Middle English desir, desire (noun) and desiren (verb), from Old French desirer, desirrer, from Latin dēsīderō (“to long for, desire, feel the want of, miss, regret”), apparently from de- + sidus (in the phrase de sidere, "from the stars") in connection with astrological hopes. Compare consider and desiderate. The verb, along with Old Norse derived want (verb), has mostly replaced native will in modern English.

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