desire
音标发音
- 英式音标 [dɪ'zaɪədɪ'zaɪə(r)]
- 美式音标 [ dɪˈzaɪr]
- 国际音标 [di'zaiə]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
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
词源解说
- 14世纪初期进入英语,直接源自古法语的desirer,意为神秘的事物;最初源自古典拉丁语的desiderare,意为渴求,愿望。
词根记忆
- AStreetCarNamedDesire《欲望号街车》
同根派生
- adj性质的同根词
- desirable:令人满意的;值得要的。
- desired:渴望的;想得到的。
- desirous:渴望的;想要的。
- n性质的同根词
- desirable:合意的人或事物。
- desirability:愿望;有利条件;值得向往的事物;合意。
- desirableness:满意;愿望。
- v性质的同根词
- desired:渴望,要求(desire的过去分词形式)。
- n性质的同根词
- desirability:愿望;有利条件;值得向往的事物;合意。
- desirableness:满意;愿望。
用法辨析
- desire用作名词的意思是“愿望,欲望”,可指各种愿望、欲望,包括好的和不好的; 可用作不可数名词,也可用作可数名词。desire引申还可作“渴望的人或事”解,常用于单数名词。
- desire后可接动词不定式、“of+ v -ing”“for+ n. ”作定语,或虚拟的that从句修饰。
- desire的基本意思是“想要,期望”,指“人强烈地希望、愿意或决心做某事或获得某物”,有尽力争取的意味,是及物动词,可接名词、代词、动词不定式或虚拟的that从句作宾语。
- desire后接表示物的名词作宾语时,后面可接被动词不定式(主动式或被动式)或过去分词作宾语补足语。
- desire是表示愿望的动词,通常不用于进行体。
- desire作名词时后一般接不定式,也有接of或for和动名词,如a desire to go,a desire of/or going。前者比后者普遍;
- desire作动词时,后只可接不定式,不可接动名词。I desire to go.
- desire作动词且后面接表示人的词和不定式时,指“请求”,有时有“愿望,期望”的意思。但desire在表示“请求”时,比ask或request来的正式。I desire you to go at once. 我请求你现在马上就走。I desire you to succeed. 我希望你能成功。
- desire后接that从句时,从句要用虚拟现在时。I desire that he should call on me on Monday morning. 我要求他周一早晨给我打电话。
n. (名词)
v. (动词)
英汉例句
- They have to inhibit wrong desires.
他们不得不制止错误的想法。 - Everything she does is motivated only by a desire for money.
她所做的一切都是为了钱。 - I have a desire of making money.
我想要挣钱。 - Failure only intensified my desire to succeed.
失败反而使我增强了获得成功的欲望。 - 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。 - The people desire peace, security and happiness.
人民向往和平、安全、幸福。 - She had never desired to do anything like it.
她从不渴望做那样的事情。 - I desire that you shall be there.
我渴望你能在那儿。 - 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。 - Please desire Mr. Li to come in.
请李先生进来。 - I desire the package insured.
我希望这个邮包上保险。 - The medicine did not have the desired effect.
这药没有产生预期的疗效。
用作名词 (n.)
~+for n.
~+of v -ing
~+to- v
~+that-clause
用作动词 (v.)
用作及物动词: S+~+ n./pron.
S+~+to- v
S+~+that-clause
It is/was ~ed+that-clause
用作宾补动词: S+~+ n./pron. +to- v
S+~+ n./pron. + v -ed
其他: v -ed as Attrib.
词组短语
- 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
用作名词 (n.)
动词+~
英英字典
- (WANT) to want something, especially strongly
- (SEXUAL) to have a strong sexual attraction to someone
- (WANT) a strong feeling that you want something
- (SEXUAL NEED) the strong feeling that you want to have sex with someone
- A desire is a strong wish to do or have something.
- If you desire something, you want it.
- desired
- Desire for someone is a strong feeling of wanting to have sex with them.