lust
noun/lʌst/
/lʌst/
(often disapproving) [uncountable, countable]- lust (for somebody) very strong sexual desire, especially when love is not involved
强烈的性欲；色欲；淫欲 - Their affair was driven by pure lust.
他们私通纯粹是受淫欲的驱使。
Extra ExamplesTopics Family and relationshipsc2, Feelingsc2- He used her just to sate his lust.
他只不过用她来泄慾。 - She felt no lust whatsoever for him.
她对他没有丝毫欲望。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- pure
- carnal
- physical
- …
- feel
- satisfy
- Their affair was driven by pure lust.
- lust (for something) very strong desire for something or pleasure in something
强烈的欲望；享受欲 - to satisfy his lust for power
满足他对权力的强烈欲望 - She has a real lust for life (= she really enjoys life).
她真懂得享受生活。 - The ogre demanded the annual sacrifice of a young village lass to satisfy his blood lust.
这个食人巨妖要求村里每年献祭一个少女来满足他的嗜血慾。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- insatiable
- blood
- be driven by
- have
- satisfy
- …
- lust for
- to satisfy his lust for power
Word OriginOld English (also in the sense ‘pleasure, delight’), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lust and German Lust.