n. 欲望；要求, 心愿；性欲 (desire的变形)

n. One who desires, asks, or wishes.

desire的用法和样例：

例句

用作名词(n.)

I am filled with the desire to go back home.我心中充满了回家的渴望。
Young people have no desire to work for the government.年轻人没有在政府部门工作的意愿。
Her desire to dominate other people has caused trouble in her family.她想支配他人的欲望在家庭中引起了麻烦。

用作动词(v.)

She desires for a breakthrough in her research.她渴望自己的研究能够出现突破。
Everyone desires to live in a world free of worries and pains.每个人都向往生活在一个无忧无虑的世界里。
We desire you to complete the work within one month.我们要求你在一个月内完成这项工作。

常见句型

用作名词(n.)

They have to inhibit wrong desires.他们不得不制止错误的想法。
She is my heart's desire.她是我的心上人。
I hope that you may have your heart's desire.我希望你如愿以偿。

～+for n.

Everything she does is motivated only by a desire for money.她所做的一切都是为了钱。
The two leaders spoke of their desire for improved relations.两位领袖谈到了他们改善关系的愿望。
Little Hans couldn't fight back his desire for the chocolate cake and ate a small piece before it was served.在巧克力蛋糕还没有端上来之前,小汉斯就忍不住吃了一小块。
My desire for knowledge prompted me to buy the encyclopedia.求知欲使我买了这本百科全书。

～+of v -ing

I have a desire of making money.我想要挣钱。
He came with a desire of soliciting my assistance.他此次来有向我求助的意思。

～+to- v

Failure only intensified my desire to succeed.失败反而使我增强了获得成功的欲望。
The desire to climb the mountain blinded Jim to all the difficulties.登山的强烈欲望使吉姆无视所有的困难。
On the whole an infant's desire to learn is so strong that parents need only provide opportunity.总的说来,幼儿学习的愿望是很强烈的,父母亲只需提供机会就行了。
He was burning with the desire to catch up with his classmates in studies.他急着要在学习方面赶上班上的同学们。
He expressed a desire to see the papers.他极想看到这些文件。
It's difficult to fight down a desire to sleep.困意上来难以抑制。
She was seized with a sudden desire to laugh at a most unsuitable moment in the performance.在演出中最不该笑的时候,她突然想笑。
He was motivated by a desire to reach a compromise.他的动机是希望达成某种妥协。
Mother is sure to have something to say against your desire to leave home.你想离开家里,母亲肯定会反对的。
The desire to be rich possessed him to act so.发财的欲望使他做出如此事来。
The girl seemed to be gripped by a powerful desire to laugh.这姑娘好像被一种想笑的强烈欲望所支配。

～+that-clause

They expressed their desires that the papers should be made public.他们表示很希望这些文件能公之于世。

用作动词(v.)

用作及物动词S+～+ n./pron.

The people desire peace, security and happiness.人民向往和平、安全、幸福。
We all desire happiness and health.我们都想得到幸福和健康。
We all desire your early reply.我们都希望你尽早答复。
Men who desire success must be prepared to work.凡是想取得成功的人都得准备工作。

I'll work as I am desired.我将按要求去做。
Our rooms at the hotel were all that could be desired.我们在旅馆中所住的房间让我们满意极了。
His answers leave nothing to be desired.他的答案十分完美。

S+～+to- v

She had never desired to do anything like it.她从不渴望做那样的事情。
They greatly desired to come to China.他们非常想到中国来。
I desire to make his acquaintance.我很想认识他。
I desire to see your brother.我想见你哥。
In front of the labour exchange there are many people desiring to get a job.职业介绍所门前有许多想找工作的人。
We always desire to live in peace with our neighbours.我们总是想与我们的邻居们和平共处。

S+～+that-clause

I desire that you shall be there.我渴望你能在那儿。
She desires that it shall not be mentioned for the present.她希望暂且不要再提及此事了。
He desires that we shall go there with him tomorrow.他希望明天我们和他一起到那儿去。
The president desired that you (should) visit him next week.总统希望你下星期去拜访他。
He desires that she (should) go and see him at once.他请求她马上去看他。
I desire that these letters should be burnt after I leave.我要求我走了以后把这些信件都烧掉。

It is/was ～ed+that-clause

It is desired that this rule shall be brought to the attention of the staff.请把这条规定提请办事人员注意。

用作宾补动词S+～+ n./pron. +to- v

Please desire Mr. Li to come in.请李先生进来。
She desired him to wait.她请求他等一下。
What do you desire me to do?你希望我怎么办?
They desired him to go there at once.他们希望他马上到那儿去。
They desired the place to be cleared by him.他们希望他把这地方弄干净。
They desire a meeting to be called.他们希望召开一次会议。

The Four Modernizations are desired to be realized by the end of this century.人们期望在本世纪末实现四个现代化。

S+～+ n./pron. + v -ed

I desire the package insured.我希望这个邮包上保险。
She desires everything finished by twelve.她希望事情到12点时做完。

其他v -ed as Attrib.

The medicine did not have the desired effect.这药没有产生预期的疗效。
However, this failed to produce the desired effect.但是这并没有产生预期的效果。
They didn't accomplish the purpose desired.他们没有达到预期的目的。
To their disappointment, they didn't obtain the achievement desired.使他们失望的是他们没有取得预期的成绩。

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

arouse desire引起欲望
attain desire实现欲望
create desire产生欲望
cross one's desire违背心愿
express a desire表达愿望
meet the desire of满足…的愿望
raise desire引起…的欲望
satisfy one's desire满足欲望
suppress desire压抑欲望
whet desire激起欲望

形容词+～

animal desire兽欲
blind desire盲目的愿望
burning desire炽热的愿望
earnest desire诚挚的欲望
fervent desire强烈的愿望
irresistible desire无法抗拒的欲望
subjective desire主观的愿望
unfulfilled desire未实现的愿望

介词+～

according to one's desire按某人的愿望

～+介词

desire for money金钱欲
desire for power权欲
desire for success渴望获得成功

用作动词 (v.)

～+名词

desire a college education希望受大学教育
desire a drink想喝一些饮料
desire a position想得到某种职位
desire fame企求名声
desire good health希望健康
desire rest想得到休息
desire sb's approval期望得到某人的赞同

～+副词

desire ardently热烈地期望
desire consistently一致地要求
desire eagerly急切地期望
desire earnestly殷切地期望
desire eminently高度地期望
desire heartily衷心地期望
desire honestly诚恳地期望
desire impatiently不耐烦地期望
desire insistently引人注意地期望
desire intensely热情地期望
desire obviously明显地要求
desire particularly特别地期望
desire passionately强烈地期望
desire quaintly离奇地要求
desire sincerely诚恳地期望
desire strongly强烈地期望
desire unquestionably毫无疑问地期望

～+介词

desire by要求
desire for希望得到某物

经典引文

The elder King felt a strong desire to see his brother.
出自：E. W. Lane
The democrat's conscious desire is philanthropic; he wants love to prevail.
出自：J. Barzun
Frustrated in his desire for larger premises.
出自：V. S. Pritchett
You desire your child to live.
出自：Tennyson
A man who desired to lease a store-building.
出自：S. Lewis
I would like for him only what I desire for myself.
出自：A. Sillitoe

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