ADJECTIVE | VERB + DESIRE | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤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
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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。