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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1629 COCA: 1551

desire

Word family 
de·sire1 /dɪˈzaɪə $ -ˈzaɪr/ ●●● W2 noun  
1  [countableC, uncountableU]WANT a strong hope or wish 渴望；欲望
desire to do something
 a strong desire to win
强烈的求胜欲望
desire for
 a desire for knowledge
对知识的渴望
desire that
 It was Harold’s desire that he should be buried next to his wife.
哈罗德的愿望是被安葬在妻子旁边。
express/show a desire
 She expressed a desire to visit us.
她表示想要拜访我们。
have no desire to do something (=used to emphasize that you do not want to do something) 不想做某事〔用于强调〕
 I have no desire to cause any trouble.
我可不想惹任何麻烦。
overwhelming/burning desire (=very strong desire) 强烈/热切的渴望
 Paul had a burning desire to visit India.
保罗热切地希望去印度。
2  [uncountableU] formalSEX/HAVE SEX WITH a strong wish to have sex with someone 肉欲，性欲
 female sexual desire
女性的性欲
desire for
 He tried to hide his desire for her.
他试图掩饰自己对她的情欲。
→ your heart’s desire at heart1(24)
n COLLOCATIONS
adjectives
great/strong
His one great desire in life was to own a Mercedes.
The desire was too strong to resist.
overwhelming (=so strong that it takes control of you )
He felt an overwhelming desire for a cigarette.
deep/fierce (=very great)
The people of the village had a deep desire for revenge.
a genuine/real desire
All her life she had a genuine desire to help the poor.
a natural desire
Kids have a natural desire to find out about new things.
a burning desire (=an extremely strong desire)
She had a burning desire to pack her case and leave.
an insatiable desire (=a desire that cannot be satisfied)
She had an insatiable desire for publicity.
verbs
have 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.
phrases
have no desire to do something (=used to emphasize that you do not want to do something)
It was raining outside and I had no desire to go out.
an object of desire (=someone or something you want very much)
The store provides cheese lovers with the object of their desire.
Examples from the Corpus
desire• Concomitant with the obsession with dirt was a desire for order.• Young Peryoux left home for Paris, armed with a guitar, and a burning desire to succeed.• After so many years of war, there was a great desire for peace.• The smell of her perfume was enough to awaken his desire for her.• Young children have a keen desire to learn and succeed.• The urgency of desire surprised him.• But rather than sating desires, it seemed to fuel them toward even more escalation.• When she was drunk she could hardly contain her sexual desires.• People have a strong desire for personal independence.• Business leaders are driven by the profit motive; government leaders are driven by the desire to get reelected.• To say nothing of the desires of the client.• As she held him close she was filled with desire.
desire to do something• Open learning - all you need is pen and paper and a desire to learn.• Many expressed a desire to be able to get in touch, particularly with others who studied with them at Stirling.• He had no desire to take over the first place.• In our desire to become the architects of our own evolution, we risk the very real possibility of losing our humanity.• Parents should find ways to stimulate their children's desire to learn.• One woman had expressed a strong desire to learn to read.• Slowly and selectively the understanding of change and the desire to participate began to spread.• Everyone gets hysterical the moment an adolescent or a woman announces the desire to be free.
desire2 ●●○ verb [transitiveT]  
1  WANT formal to want something very much 渴望，期望
 The hotel has everything you could possibly desire.
这家酒店里你想要的东西应有尽有。
desire to do something
 He desired to return to Mexico.
他渴望回墨西哥去。
 Add lemon juice if desired.
需要的话加点柠檬汁。
 Register
In everyday English, people usually say want rather than desire, although the meaning of desire is stronger than want: 在日常英语中,人们一般说 want ,而不说 desire ,不过 desire 的语气较强
You can have anything you want.
你想要什么都可以。
I wanted to meet her.
我想见她。
2. SEX/HAVE SEX WITH literary to want to have sex with someone 想和〔某人〕发生性关系
—desired adjectiveadj
 His remarks had the desired effect.
他的话达到了想要的效果。
n GRAMMAR: Using the progressive
Desire is not usually used in the progressive. You say:
He desires adventure.
✗Don’t say: He is desiring adventure.
Examples from the Corpus
desire• Taste and add a little sugar or artificial sweetener, if desired.• This insight taught me something about the enormous power that is generated by desiring something very much.• No longer did I desire conventions of little nymphets, each one wearing playboy's plastic name badge.• This is the first and perhaps the last time that I shall desire it.• I think the Israelis as a people desire peace.
desire to do something• Power is truly everywhere and naturally used by those desiring to fulfill their work-related objectives.• Thirdly, he may have desired to get a hand on Sierra Leone's considerable resources.• Abreu had terrific success hitting first, but badly desires to hit third.• Perhaps it has something to do with great players being unable to translate their ability and desire to lesser-skilled athletes.• Years passed and, with them, any desire to live with nomads.• Most of all, he desires to make an intelligent presentation.• Was this what the phrenologists called Matrimony, Desire to Marry?• This is just some of the background to the debate as to whether access should be gained or desired to Range West.
had the desired effect• Hermann clearly went about his interview in the wrong way: The brush-off seems to have had the desired effect.• The idea was sound, but events of 14 July made it futile, for Bismarck's telegram had the desired effect.• This letter had the desired effect.• These sessions had the desired effect of driving home the urgent need for change.• The début single had the desired effect of stirring up a wealth of excitement.• He was pleased to note that this had the desired effect - she no longer wet herself.• Longstreet merely sent another note directing that if the artillery fire had the desired effect the attack was to go forward.• But have these expanded powers and the concomitant increase in punitiveness had the desired effect upon crime?
Origin desire2
(1200-1300) Old French desirer, from Latin desiderare, from sidus “star” (perhaps from the idea of “wishing on a star”)
de·sire1 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1desire2 verb →n GRAMMAR1 →REGISTER1
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1629 COCA: 1551
desire

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + DESIRE | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤burning, deep, fervent, fierce, great, intense, passionate, strong, urgent強烈的慾望；迫切的慾望；急切的慾望➤growing越來越強烈的渴望◇There's a growing desire among consumers for more organic products.消費者越來越希望能買到更多的有機產品。➤sudden突然產生的慾望▸➤insatiable, unquenchable永不滿足的／無法遏制的慾望◇Most children have an insatiable desire for knowledge.大多數孩子都有永不滿足的求知慾。➤overwhelming, uncontrollable無法抗拒的／無法控制的渴望➤frustrated, thwarted, unfulfilled受挫的／受阻的／未實現的慾望➤repressed被壓抑的慾望➤hidden, secret隱藏的慾望；秘而不宣的願望◇She confessed a secret desire to be famous.她承認自己私下希望成名。➤earnest, genuine, real, sincere熱誠的／由衷的／真正的／真誠的願望➤selfish自私的慾望➤desperate不顧一切的渴望➤obsessive強迫性的慾望➤human人類的渴望◇The human desire for answers is very great.人類求得答案的渴望是十分巨大的。➤individual, personal個人願望▸➤innate, natural內在的慾望；自然的渴望➤subconscious, unconscious潛意識的／無意識的慾望➤basic基本的慾望◇The search for a better life is one of the most basic desires of human beings.尋求更加美好的生活是人類一個最基本的渴望。➤conflicting矛盾的欲望◇He is filled with conflicting desires.他心裏充斥着各種矛盾的欲望。➤carnal, erotic, sexual性慾➤heterosexual, homosexual, same-sex異性戀慾望；同性戀慾望➤mutual共同的願望◇a long-lasting relationship based on our mutual desire for peace在我們對和平的共同向往基礎上建立起來的長久關係VERB + DESIRE➤feel, harbour/harbor, have感覺到渴望；懷有願望；有慾望◇I suddenly felt an overwhelming desire to laugh我突然抑制不住想大笑。➤share分享願望◇He did not share her desire for books.他不像她那麼渴望讀書。➤arouse, create引起渴望◇His childhood had created a desire for stability in his life.他的童年經歷使他產生了過穩定生活的渴望。➤fuel, stimulate燃起／激發慾望◇This was all Liam needed to fuel his desire for revenge.這就完全能點燃利亞姆復仇的慾望。➤articulate, communicate, express, indicate, profess, reveal, signal, state, voice說出願望；表達願望；透露願望◇The chairman expressed his desire to expand the company.董事長表達了想擴大公司規模的願望。➤fulfil/fulfill, gratify, indulge, satisfy完成願望；滿足慾望➤control, overcome, resist, suppress克制慾望；戰勝慾望；抵禦衝動；壓抑渴望◇He suppressed the desire to run from the room.他克制住了跑出房間的衝動。➤demonstrate, reflect顯示／反映願望◇His actions reflect his desire to fit in.他的行為顯示出他渴望融入進來。➤be driven by, be motivated by為慾望所驅使◇They were motivated by a deep desire for money and fame.他們受追名逐利的慾望所驅使。PREPOSITION➤desire for對⋯的慾望◇Horses need to satisfy their desire for space and freedom.應該滿足馬匹對空間和自由的需要。PHRASES➤an object of desire泄慾的對象◇He felt he was nothing more to her than an object of desire.他發現自己只不過是她泄慾的對象。
desire

verb

ADVERB➤greatly, really, truly, very much極為渴望；十分渴望；真誠地渴望；非常想◇A home of her own was something she had always very much desired.她一直非常想望能有一個自己的家。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1629 COCA: 1551
desire noun
⇨ desire (a desire to return) ⇨ love 1 (sexual desire)desire verb
⇨ want desire

noun

  ➡ See also the entry for hope noun 2 另见hope名词词条第2义desire ♦︎ need ♦︎ wish ♦︎ temptation ♦︎ urge ♦︎ impulse ♦︎ inclination ♦︎ whim ♦︎ want ♦︎ compulsionThese are all words for a feeling, especially a strong one, that you would like to have or do sth. 这些词均表示想望、渴望、欲望。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a desire / a need / a wish / an urge / an inclination for sth◆the desire / need / wish / temptation / urge / impulse / inclination / compulsion to do sth◆a strong desire / need / wish / temptation / urge / impulse / inclination◆an overwhelming desire / need / temptation / urge / impulse◆an irresistible desire / temptation / urge / impulse◆a natural desire / wish / temptation / urge / impulse / inclination◆a sudden desire / need / urge / impulse / inclination / whim◆sexual desires / needs / urges / impulses / inclinations◆to have a desire / a need / a wish / a temptation / an urge / an impulse / an inclination / wants / a compulsion◆to feel a desire / a need / a temptation / an urge / an impulse / an inclination / a compulsion◆to express / make known a desire / need / wish◆to satisfy a desire / a need / an urge / impulse / sb's whims / sb's wants◆to pander to sb's wishes / whims / wants◆to resist / fight a desire / a temptation / an urge / an impulse■ desire [countable, uncountable] (rather formal, especially written) a feeling that you want to have or do sth 想望；欲望；渴望◆Most children have an insatiable desire for knowledge.大多数儿童都有永不满足的求知欲。◆She felt an overwhelming desire to return home.她感到有一种难以遏制的想回家的愿望。◆He now had enough money to satisfy all his desires.他现在有足够的钱来满足自己所有的欲望。◆ (formal) I have no desire (= I do not want) to discuss the matter further.我不想再谈此事。   see also desire ⇨ want verb ■ need [countable, uncountable] a strong feeling that you want or must have or do sth 渴望；迫切需要◆She felt the need to talk to someone.她特别想和人聊聊。◆I'm in need of some fresh air.我需要呼吸点新鲜空气。◆It can be difficult to express our needs and desires.表达自己的需求和想望并非易事。   see also need ⇨ need noun , need ⇨ need verb NOTE 辨析 Desire or need?A need is usually stronger than a desire: it is usually sth which you feel you must have, not just sth that you would like; when it is used in negative sentences, however, it can mean sth that you don't want. * need通常比desire强烈，指渴望得到某物不仅是因为喜欢，更是出于迫切需要；但在否定句中need可表示不想要的事物◆She had no more need of me (= did not want me any more).她再也不需要我了。 ■ wish [countable] (especially written) a feeling that you want to have or do sth 愿望；希望◆I can understand her wish for secrecy.我可以理解她想保守秘密的愿望。◆He had no wish to start a fight.他无意挑起争斗。◆His dearest wish (= what he wants most of all) is to see his grandchildren again.他最大的愿望是能够再次见到自己的孙儿。◆It was her dying wish that I should have it.她的临终遗愿是把这东西留给我。  see also wish ⇨ want verb , wish ⇨ wish noun NOTE 辨析 Desire or wish?When it is used alone, desire only suggests a slightly stronger feeling than wish. However, desire is often used with adjectives such as deep, great, urgent, burning, insatiable and overwhelming, expressing a much stronger feeling; wish is not often used with these adjectives. * desire单独使用时仅指比wish稍强烈些的愿望，但desire经常与形容词deep、great、urgent、burning、insatiable和overwhelming等连用，表示十分强烈的愿望；wish不常与这些形容词连用。■ temptation tempˈteɪʃn [countable, uncountable] the desire to do or have sth that you know is bad or wrong 诱惑；引诱◆The temptation of easy profits was too much for them.轻而易举即可获利，这种诱惑让他们无法抗拒。◆Don't give in to temptation.别经不起诱惑。◆I couldn't resist the temptation to open the letter.我按捺不住好奇心，把信打开了。  see also tempt ⇨ tempt verb ■ urge [countable] a strong feeling that you must do sth, especially one that is hard to control or hard to understand 强烈的欲望；（难以控制或理解的）冲动◆I had a sudden urge to hit him.我突然很想揍他一顿。◆Freud claimed that this behaviour was caused by the repression of sexual urges.弗洛伊德声称这种行为是性压抑造成的。   see also urgent ⇨ urgent NOTE 辨析 Need or urge?Both these words often describe feelings that seem to come from the body rather than the mind. 这两个词均常指来自身体而非大脑的欲望◆a / an biological / instinctive / primitive need / urge生理／本能／原始的欲望◆sexual needs / urges性需求；性冲动However, needs are usually feelings that are shared by a lot of people and are easy to understand and accept; an urge may be less easy to understand and sth that you try to prevent yourself from doing or expressing. 不过，need通常为许多人共有且容易理解和接受的欲望，urge则可能是较不易理解且尽量避免付诸实现或表达出来的欲望◆She felt a violent urge to laugh, but suppressed it, with difficulty.她很想大笑，可还是竭力忍住了。 ■ impulse ˈɪmpʌls [countable, usually singular, uncountable] a sudden strong desire to do sth, without stopping to think about the results 冲动；心血来潮的念头◆He had a sudden impulse to stand up and sing.他突然心血来潮，想站起来唱歌。◆Her first impulse was to run away.她的第一个念头就是逃走。◆The door was open and on an impulse she went inside.门开着，她一时心血来潮就走了进去。◆He tends to act on impulse.他往往凭一时冲动行事。  see also impulsive ⇨ spontaneous ■ inclination ˌɪnklɪˈneɪʃn [uncountable, countable] (rather formal) a feeling that makes you want to do sth 倾向；意愿◆He did not show the slightest inclination to leave.他丝毫没有表现出要离开的意思。◆He was a loner by nature and by inclination.他生性不喜欢交际，而且也无意于此。◆You must follow your own inclinations when choosing a career.你必须按照自己的意愿选择职业。ⓘ An inclination may not be a very strong feeling: people act according to their inclinations when there is no stronger force to work against them. When people lack any inclination to do sth, it shows that they do not want to do it at all. * inclination可能是一种不太强烈的意愿。在没有更强的反对力量干扰下，人都是按自己的意愿行事。缺乏做某事的意愿，就表明根本不想做这件事。   see also inclined to do sth ⇨ prone to sth ■ whim wɪm [countable] (often disapproving) a sudden desire to do or have sth, especially when it is sth unusual or unnecessary 心血来潮；一时冲动；突发奇想◆He was forced to pander to her every whim.她每一次心血来潮他都得顺着她。◆We bought the house on a whim.我们一时冲动就买了这所房子。◆She hires and fires people at whim (= as and when she wants to, without good reason).她任意地雇用人和解雇人。■ want [countable, usually plural] something that you want 需要的东西；想要的东西◆She spent her life pandering to the wants of her children.她一生都在设法满足子女的需要。ⓘ In this meaning, wants is usually used in a possessive phrase such as my/your/his/her/our/their/the customers' wants or the wants of sb. 表达此义时，wants通常用在所有格短语中，如my/your/his/her/our/their/the customers' wants或the wants of sb。   see also want ⇨ need noun , want ⇨ want verb ■ compulsion kəmˈpʌlʃn (rather formal, written) a strong desire to do sth that you cannot easily control, especially sth that is wrong, silly or dangerous （尤指做错事、傻事或危险事的）强烈欲望，冲动◆He felt a great compulsion to drive too fast.他感到一股想超速飙车的强烈冲动。◆Obsessions and compulsions often develop in people who live stressful lives.生活压力大的人常常会产生痴迷和易于冲动。   see also compelling ⇨ urgent
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1629 COCA: 1551
desire
Feelings of want and desire: desire, wish, urge...
Feeling sexual excitement or desire: on the pull, arouse, desire...
To want something: want, wish, hope...

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