| 词组 | desire |
| 释义 | desire /dɪˈzaɪə $ -ˈzaɪr/ noun a strong wish to have or do somethingadjectivesa great/strong desire His one great desire in life was to be famous. | The desire was too strong to resist.a deep/fierce/passionate desire (=very strong) The victim’s family felt a deep desire for revenge.a burning desire (=extremely strong) You could sense the team’s burning desire to win.an overwhelming/irresistible desire (=so strong that it is hard to fight it) He felt an overwhelming desire for a cigarette.a sudden desire I had a sudden desire to escape.a natural desire Kids have a natural desire to find out about new things.a genuine/real/sincere desire Everything she did was motivated by a genuine desire to help the poor.an insatiable desire (=a desire that cannot be satisfied) She had an insatiable desire to be admired.a desperate desire Who knows what they will do in their desperate desire to hold on to power?an earnest desire (=serious and sincere) My earnest desire is to see you happy.an understandable desire Companies have an understandable desire to avoid paying tax.verbshave/feel a desire Milly had a sudden strong desire to laugh.express a desire Many political leaders have expressed their desire for peace.show a desire also indicate a desire formal He had shown no desire to get involved in the project.satisfy/fulfil a desire Companies aim to satisfy people’s desire for variety.fight/resist/suppress a desire She fought the desire to go back to him.prepositionsa desire for sth We seem to be born with a desire for knowledge.in your desire to do sth (=as a result of your desire) In our desire to be fair to women, we must not be unfair to men.phrasesan object of desire (=something that someone wants very much) This car is an object of desire for many drivers.have/feel no desire to do sth (=used to emphasize that you do not want to do something) It was raining outside and I had no desire to go out. |
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