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| /dɪˈzaɪə/ |
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| 1 | C/U a strong feeling of wanting to have or do something 欲望；愿望 |
| ordinary human needs and desires 凡人之欲 |
| a desire to do sth his desire to join the army 他参军的愿望 |
| +for their desire for peace and stability in Europe 他们希望欧洲和平与稳定的愿望 |
| have no desire for sth/to do sth Young people have no desire to work for the government. 年轻人没有在政府部门工作的愿望。 |
| +that the leaders’ desire that neither country should lose any territory 领导人对两国都不要失去领土的希望 |
| sb’ s heart’ s desire (=someone or something that you want very much) It is her heart’ s desire to visit Australia before she dies. 某人由衷的希望 |
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| 2 | U formal a strong feeling that you want to have sex with someone 性欲 |
| Words frequently used with desire | | desire 的常见搭配词 | | verbs | express, feel, fulfil, have, indicate, satisfy, show, | 1 | | | |
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