desire
desire
noun
noun
- a strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen
渴望；欲望；愿望
[with infinitive]she has no desire to become a wife and mother.
她不想结婚生孩子。
■[mass noun]strong sexual feeling or appetite
强烈的性欲
they were clinging together in fierce mutual desire.
他们紧紧抱在一起，彼此都充满了性的渴求。
- [with obj.]strongly wish for or want (something)
渴望
he never achieved the status he so desired.
他从没得到自己渴求的地位。
[as adj. desired]it failed to create the desired effect.
这没有产生预期效果。
■want (someone) sexually
对…有性欲
there had been a time, years ago, when he had desired her.
多年前他也有段时间想要她。
■(archaic)express a wish to (someone); request or entreat
(古)祝愿（某人）；要求；恳求
- Middle English: from Old French desir (noun), desirer (verb), from Latin desiderare (see desiderate)
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