| 单词 | lust |
| 释义 | lustWord family nounlusterlustfulnesslustiheadlustadjectivelustfullusticklustlesslustyadverblustfullylustily lust1 /lʌst/ noun 1 [countableC, uncountableU]SYATTRACTED TO somebody very strong sexual desire, especially when it does not include love 强烈的性欲；淫欲 My feelings for Lauren were pure lust. 我对劳伦的感觉纯粹是肉欲。 2 [singular, uncountableU]WANT a very strong desire to have something, usually power or money – used to show disapproval 强烈的欲望〔通常指对权力或金钱的欲望，含贬义〕 lust for Hitler’s lust for power 希特勒对权力的强烈欲望 3 (a) lust for life a strong determination to enjoy life as much as possible – used to show approval 享受生活的欲望〔含褒义〕 the happy-go-lucky lust for life so typical of southern Italy 意大利南方人典型的无忧无虑享受生活的态度 Examples from the Corpus (a) lust for life• In view of her lust for life, her appetite simply for living?• Quinn's lust for life is contagious. Examples from the Corpus lust• Throughout his career he was motivated by a lust for power.• He was a man possessed by greed, jealousy and lust.• We are born with the potential to develop lust, hunger, and anger.• She looked more desirable than ever; now, closing his aching eyes behind their glasses, he felt lust rise.• Her lust for money is insatiable.• These were not feelings of love but of lust, pure and simple.• There was a mixture of lust and guilt in his eyes.• Must Aegisth tote a live snake for us to realize that lust was the motivation for the murder of Agamemnon?• Visual lust and inconsistency make fine bedfellows, I can tell you.• If it was lust, there were other ladies ready and willing.• He felt as if he had been led through the seven deadly sins one by one, with lust leading the way. lust for• Stalin's unbridled lust for power lust2 verb 1 lust after/for somebody/something phrasal verbphr v a) ATTRACTED TO somebodyto be strongly sexually attracted to someone, and think about having sex with them 对〔某人〕有强烈的性欲 She had secretly lusted after him for years. 她暗恋他多年了。 b) WANTto want something very much, especially something that you do not really need 对某物〕有强烈欲望，贪恋〔尤指并不真正需要的东西〕 This is a car to lust after. 这是一辆人人都渴望拥有的汽车。 Examples from the Corpus lust after/for • Before Hector is blinded by a lust for glory, he say to Troilus: But value dwells not in particular will.• Publishers worldwide must be lusting for it.• Hong Kong is a free-wheeling territory where the lust for money has been elevated to a civil religion.• It is violence based on a lust for power, a lust which destroys.• She had dreamed of this night of lust for seven weeks.• The recognition was of her own lust for such objects.• Have you secretly been lusting after their time slot?• If the Monster's lust for what is mine ended there, with my material possessions, I could stand it. Examples from the Corpus lust• Have you secretly been lusting after their time slot?• I lust after this man, she thought.• Publishers worldwide must be lusting for it.• But secrets lust to make more of their kind. Old English |
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