a strong desire for power

强烈的权力欲

enough money to satisfy all your desires

足够的钱来满足你所有的欲望

She felt an overwhelming desire to return home.

她感到想回家的愿望难以遏制。

(formal)I have no desire (= I do not want) to discuss the matter further.

我不想再谈此事。

(formal)He has expressed a desire to see you.

他表示想见见你。

She felt a surge of love and desire for him.

她对他骤生爱意，欲火攻心。

When she agreed to marry him he felt he had achieved his heart's desire .

当她答应嫁给他时，他感到终于得到了自己的心上人。

We all desire health and happiness.

我们都渴望健康和幸福。

The house had everything you could desire.

这房子你要什么有什么。

The medicine did not achieve the desired effect .

这种药未达到预期效果。

Fewer people desire to live in the north of the country.

想住在这个国家北方的人就更少了。

He still desired her.

他依然对她有欲望。

Food seems to have been available, even if the quality left much to be desired...

食品似乎能够买到了，虽然质量还远不尽如人意。

The selection of TV programmes, especially at the weekend, leaves a lot to be desired...

可供选择的电视节目，尤其是在周末的时候，还有大幅提升的空间。

He was extremely devious in his efforts to achieve his heart's desire.

他在设法得到自己的中意之物时会不择手段。

Transfer this sauce to a separate saucepan, if desired.

如果愿意的话，可以把这些调味汁倒入一只单独的长柄锅里。

Additional courses may be taken if desired...

如有需要可选修额外的课程。

It never occurred to him that she might not desire him.

他从没有想过她可能不想跟他上床。

Teenage sex, for instance, may come not out of genuine desire but from a need to get love.

例如，青少年的性行为可能并不是源于真正的情欲，而是出于一种对爱的需要。

But Fred was bored and desired to go home...

但弗雷德觉得很无聊，想要回家。

She had remarried and desired a child with her new husband...

她又结婚了，并且渴望和新任丈夫生个小孩。

They seem to have lost their desire for life.

他们似乎已丧失了对生活的热望。

I had a strong desire to help and care for people...

我非常渴望能够帮助和照顾他人。

This remains true and we have by now a good deal of experience in the matter.

到现在为止,这仍然是一条真理,也是我在工作中所积累的经验.

He has a strong desire to meet you.

他极想见你.

She repressed her desire to mention his name.

她压制住自己没有提他的名字.

Everything she does is motivated only by a desire for money.

她所做的一切都是为了钱.

The tumultuous Cultural Revolution was chiefly responsible for the searing desire for change in China.

混乱的文化大革命是引起对中国发生变化的极度渴望的主要原因.

The people desire peace, security and happiness.

人民向往和平 、 安全与幸福.

He has a sincere desire to help you.

他是诚心诚意地想帮助你.

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

～+for n.

1. Everything she does is motivated only by a desire for money.
   她所做的一切都是为了钱。
2. 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。
3. 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。
4. 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

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

～+to- v

1. Failure only intensified my desire to succeed.
   失败反而使我增强了获得成功的欲望。
2. 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。
3. 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。
4. 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。
5. He expressed a desire to see the papers.
   他极想看到这些文件。
6. It's difficult to fight down a desire to sleep.
   困意上来难以抑制。
7. 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。
8. He was motivated by a desire to reach a compromise.
   他的动机是希望达成某种妥协。
9. 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。
10. The desire to be rich possessed him to act so.
    发财的欲望使他做出如此事来。
11. 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

1. 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。

用作及物动词S+～+ n./pron.

1. The people desire peace, security and happiness.
   人民向往和平、安全、幸福。
2. We all desire happiness and health.
   我们都想得到幸福和健康。
3. We all desire your early reply.
   我们都希望你尽早答复。
4. Men who desire success must be prepared to work.
   凡是想取得成功的人都得准备工作。
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5. I'll work as I am desired.
   我将按要求去做。
6. 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。
7. His answers leave nothing to be desired.
   他的答案十分完美。

S+～+to- v

1. She had never desired to do anything like it.
   她从不渴望做那样的事情。
2. They greatly desired to come to China.
   他们非常想到中国来。
3. I desire to make his acquaintance.
   我很想认识他。
4. I desire to see your brother.
   我想见你哥。
5. 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。
6. 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

1. I desire that you shall be there.
   我渴望你能在那儿。
2. She desires that it shall not be mentioned for the present.
   她希望暂且不要再提及此事了。
3. 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。
4. The president desired that you (should) visit him next week.
   总统希望你下星期去拜访他。
5. He desires that she (should) go and see him at once.
   他请求她马上去看他。
6. 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

1. 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

1. Please desire Mr. Li to come in.
   请李先生进来。
2. She desired him to wait.
   她请求他等一下。
3. What do you desire me to do?
   你希望我怎么办?
4. They desired him to go there at once.
   他们希望他马上到那儿去。
5. They desired the place to be cleared by him.
   他们希望他把这地方弄干净。
6. They desire a meeting to be called.
   他们希望召开一次会议。
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7. 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

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

其他v -ed as Attrib.

1. The medicine did not have the desired effect.
   这药没有产生预期的疗效。
2. However, this failed to produce the desired effect.
   但是这并没有产生预期的效果。
3. They didn't accomplish the purpose desired.
   他们没有达到预期的目的。
4. 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。

动词+～

• desire">arouse desire引起欲望
• desire">attain desire实现欲望
• desire">create desire产生欲望
• desire">cross one's desire违背心愿
• desire">express a desire表达愿望
• desire%20of">meet the desire of满足…的愿望
• desire">raise desire引起…的欲望
• desire">satisfy one's desire满足欲望
• desire">suppress desire压抑欲望
• desire">whet desire激起欲望

形容词+～

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

介词+～

• desire">according to one's desire按某人的愿望

～+介词

• desire%20for%20money">desire for money金钱欲
• desire%20for%20power">desire for power权欲
• desire%20for%20success">desire for success渴望获得成功

～+名词

• desire%20a%20college%20education">desire a college education希望受大学教育
• desire%20a%20drink">desire a drink想喝一些饮料
• desire%20a%20position">desire a position想得到某种职位
• desire%20fame">desire fame企求名声
• desire%20good%20health">desire good health希望健康
• desire%20rest">desire rest想得到休息
• desire%20sb%27s%20approval">desire sb's approval期望得到某人的赞同

～+副词

• desire%20ardently">desire ardently热烈地期望
• desire%20consistently">desire consistently一致地要求
• desire%20eagerly">desire eagerly急切地期望
• desire%20earnestly">desire earnestly殷切地期望
• desire%20eminently">desire eminently高度地期望
• desire%20heartily">desire heartily衷心地期望
• desire%20honestly">desire honestly诚恳地期望
• desire%20impatiently">desire impatiently不耐烦地期望
• desire%20insistently">desire insistently引人注意地期望
• desire%20intensely">desire intensely热情地期望
• desire%20obviously">desire obviously明显地要求
• desire%20particularly">desire particularly特别地期望
• desire%20passionately">desire passionately强烈地期望
• desire%20quaintly">desire quaintly离奇地要求
• desire%20sincerely">desire sincerely诚恳地期望
• desire%20strongly">desire strongly强烈地期望
• desire%20unquestionably">desire unquestionably毫无疑问地期望

～+介词

• desire%20by">desire by要求
• desire%20for">desire for希望得到某物

• 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

n.(名词)

1. 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。
2. 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。

v.(动词)

1. 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。
2. 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。
3. desire是表示愿望的动词,通常不用于进行体。

1. 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；
2. desire作动词时，后只可接不定式，不可接动名词。

   I desire to go.

3. 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。

4. 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。

5. 表示“为了……的请求”时，常在desire前搭配at或by。

   Mr Morgan called on Mr Marley at/by Mr Franklin's desire.
   摩根先生为了富兰克林先生的请求给马利先生打了电话。

n.(名词)

desire, craving, lust

这三个词均可表示“欲望”。其区别是：

desire可指各种欲望,包括好的和不好的; craving表示强烈的欲望,尤指被认为是不好的欲望,如:a craving for cigarettes抽烟的强烈欲望; lust语气很强,通常用作贬义词,如:the lust for power权欲。

v.(动词)

desire, hope, want, wish

这组词都含有“想”“希望”的意思。其区别是：

1.desire和hope多指可以达到的事; wish通常用于难以实现或达到的事, wish也可表示祈愿。

2.desire, wish和hope后均可接从句或不定式作宾语; wish和desire后接that从句一般用虚拟语气; desire和wish后可接复合宾语; hope用作不及物动词时常接of, for引起的短语。

3.desire在语气上比wish更强烈,更庄重,且很少用于口语。

desire, covet, crave

这三个词都可表示“渴望得到某物”。其区别是：

desire较为正式和严肃,强调主观愿望的热切,有尽力争取的意味; crave侧重精神或身体上的欲望和需要所具有的力量,例如:

I can't seem to stop craving for cigarettes.我似乎忍不住要吸烟。

covet常指一种强烈、急切、嫉妒他人的欲望,侧重企图占有别人的东西,例如:

He won the coveted huge award.他赢得了人人都垂涎的大奖。

下面三个句子意思相同:

He desires her for his wife.

He desires her to be his wife.

He desires that she (may〔should〕) be his wife.

他希望她成为他的妻子。

desire，wish，hope，expect，want，long

这些动词都有“希望”之意。

desire语气较正式庄重，着重渴望的力量与热切，常含有强烈的意图和目的。

wish语气较弱，多指难于实现或不可能实现的愿望。

hope指对愿望实现有一定信心的希望。

expect通常指有很大程度的把握，但仍含有预料之意，或预计某事或某行动的发生。

want一般指所想要的东西是切望得到的东西，能弥补实际需要。

long语气强，指极殷切地盼望着，这种盼望侧重于很难或不可能得到的东西。有时也指一般愿望，但含一定感情色彩。

n.(名词)

她有一个强烈的愿望,即到乡下去看一看。

误 She has a strong desire going to the country for a visit.

误 She has a strong desire for going to the country for a visit.

正 She has a strong desire to go to the country for a visit.

正 She has a strong desire of going to the country for a visit.

析 名词desire如需用非谓语动词作定语,须用动词不定式或“of+ v -ing”,不可用“ v -ing”或“for+ v -ing”。

v.(动词)

国王要求他回来。

误 The king desired him that he should return.

正 The king desired of him that he should return.

析 desire不用于desire sb sth 结构; 间接宾语须用介词of引导。

许多青年要求参军。

误 Many young men desired joining the army.

正 Many young men desired to join the army.

她确实期望明年夏天去巴黎。

误 She really desires going to Paris next summer.

正 She really desires to go to Paris next summer.

析 desire如需与非谓语动词搭配,须用动词不定式,不可用动名词。

• ☆ 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。