desire

1. N-COUNT A desire is a strong wish to do or have something. 愿望

I had a strong desire to help and care for people. 我有一股強(qiáng)烈的幫助和關(guān)心別人的愿望。

2. V-T If you desire something, you want it. 想要[正式] [no cont]

She had remarried and desired a child with her new husband. 她再婚了，想跟新任丈夫生一個(gè)孩子。

3. desiredADJ 想要的; 渴望的[ADJ n]

You may find that just threatening this course of action will produce the desired effect. 你會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)僅僅是威脅要采取這個(gè)行動(dòng)就能產(chǎn)生想要的效果。

4. N-UNCOUNT Desire for someone is a strong feeling of wanting to have sex with them. 性欲

It's common to lose your sexual desire when you have your first child. 有了第一個(gè)孩子后，喪失性欲是常見的事。