英汉词典

desire 基本解释

• n. 欲望；要求，心愿；性欲
• vt. 想要；要求；希望得到…
• vi. 渴望
• n. (Desire)人名；(刚(布)、英)德西雷

desire 词态变化

desire 中文词源

来自法语，来自拉丁语de sidere, 星星，星辰，词源同consider, sidereal. 来自古代的占星术，通过星辰移位来推测人世变迁，期望星辰按理想的状态运行，引申词义渴望。参照disaster.

desire 英文词源

desire

desire: [13] The underlying etymological meaning of desire is something of a mystery. Like consider, it comes ultimately from a base related to Latin sīdus ‘star’, but the links in the semantic chain that would lead us back from ‘desire’ to ‘star’ have not all been successfully reconstructed. It does at least seem, though, that before the word denoted ‘wanting’, it signified ‘lack’. English acquired it via Old French desirer, but has also gone back directly to the past participle of Latin dēsīderāre for desideratum ‘something desirable’ [17].
=> consider, sidereal

desire (v.)

early 13c., from Old French desirrer (12c.) "wish, desire, long for," from Latin desiderare "long for, wish for; demand, expect," original sense perhaps "await what the stars will bring," from the phrase de sidere "from the stars," from sidus (genitive sideris) "heavenly body, star, constellation" (but see consider). Related: Desired; desiring.

desire (n.)

c. 1300, from Old French desir, from desirer (see desire (v.)); sense of "lust" is first recorded mid-14c.

desire 英文释义

1. the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

2. an inclination to want things;

"a man of many desires"

3. something that is desired

desire 同义词解析

desire, wish, hope, expect, want, long

这些动词都有"希望"之意。

desire： 语气较正式庄重，着重渴望的力量与热切，常含有强烈的意图和目的。

wish： 语气较弱，多指难于实现或不可能实现的愿望。

hope： 指对愿望实现有一定信心的希望。

expect： 通常指有很大程度的把握，但仍含有预料之意，或预计某事或某行动的发生。

want： 一般指所想要的东西是切望得到的东西，能弥补实际需要。

long： 语气强，指极殷切地盼望着，这种盼望侧重于很难或不可能得到的东西。有时也指一般愿望，但含一定感情色彩。

desire 双语例句

1. The desire to be a mother may creep up on you unexpectedly.

你会不知不觉地产生想当母亲的渴望。

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2. She confessed to her parents her desire to act.

她向父母坦言了自己想演戏的愿望。

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3. I had a strong desire to help and care for people.

我非常渴望能够帮助和照顾他人。

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4. The sight of him entering a room could flood her with desire.

见到他进入房间会让她心中欲望澎湃。

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5. He was extremely devious in his efforts to achieve his heart's desire.

他在设法得到自己的中意之物时会不择手段。

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desire 实用场景例句

a strong desire for power

强烈的权力欲

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enough money to satisfy all your desires

足够的钱来满足你所有的欲望

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She felt an overwhelming desire to return home.

她感到想回家的愿望难以遏制。

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(formal)I have no desire (= I do not want) to discuss the matter further.

我不想再谈此事。

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(formal)He has expressed a desire to see you.

他表示想见见你。

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She felt a surge of love and desire for him.

她对他骤生爱意，欲火攻心。

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When she agreed to marry him he felt he had achieved his heart's desire .

当她答应嫁给他时，他感到终于得到了自己的心上人。

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We all desire health and happiness.

我们都渴望健康和幸福。

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The house had everything you could desire.

这房子你要什么有什么。

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The medicine did not achieve the desired effect .

这种药未达到预期效果。

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Fewer people desire to live in the north of the country.

想住在这个国家北方的人就更少了。

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He still desired her.

他依然对她有欲望。

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Food seems to have been available, even if the quality left much to be desired...

食品似乎能够买到了，虽然质量还远不尽如人意。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The selection of TV programmes, especially at the weekend, leaves a lot to be desired...

可供选择的电视节目，尤其是在周末的时候，还有大幅提升的空间。

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He was extremely devious in his efforts to achieve his heart's desire.

他在设法得到自己的中意之物时会不择手段。

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Transfer this sauce to a separate saucepan, if desired.

如果愿意的话，可以把这些调味汁倒入一只单独的长柄锅里。

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Additional courses may be taken if desired...

如有需要可选修额外的课程。

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It never occurred to him that she might not desire him.

他从没有想过她可能不想跟他上床。

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Teenage sex, for instance, may come not out of genuine desire but from a need to get love.

例如，青少年的性行为可能并不是源于真正的情欲，而是出于一种对爱的需要。

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But Fred was bored and desired to go home...

但弗雷德觉得很无聊，想要回家。

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She had remarried and desired a child with her new husband...

她又结婚了，并且渴望和新任丈夫生个小孩。

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They seem to have lost their desire for life.

他们似乎已丧失了对生活的热望。

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I had a strong desire to help and care for people...

我非常渴望能够帮助和照顾他人。

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This remains true and we have by now a good deal of experience in the matter.

到现在为止,这仍然是一条真理,也是我在工作中所积累的经验.

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He has a strong desire to meet you.

他极想见你.

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She repressed her desire to mention his name.

她压制住自己没有提他的名字.

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Everything she does is motivated only by a desire for money.

她所做的一切都是为了钱.

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The tumultuous Cultural Revolution was chiefly responsible for the searing desire for change in China.

混乱的文化大革命是引起对中国发生变化的极度渴望的主要原因.

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The people desire peace, security and happiness.

人民向往和平 、 安全与幸福.

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He has a sincere desire to help you.

他是诚心诚意地想帮助你.

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