desiren. 1. eagerness热忱。 △Mid. 1. 1. 127: “With duty anddesire we follow you.”我们怀着热忱遵从殿下。 2. wish,love渴望.爱。 thy desire: desire for you,love for you对你的渴望,对你的爱。 △1H. VI.1.2.108: “Impatiently I burn withthy desire;”我心中燃烧着对你的爱慕。 3. love,affection爱,爱情。 △Rom. 2.1.Cho.1:“Nowold desire doth in his death-bed lie,” i.e. Romeo’s love for Rosaline is dead. 现在旧情已经登上了丧床。
desirevt. 1. ask,beg要求,请求。 △Tw.1. 5. 324 (303): “Desirehim not to flatter with his lord,”要求他不要鼓励他的主人。 △R.Ⅲ. 5. 3. 31:“And by the second hour in themorning ╱ Desire the Earl to see me in my tent.”凌晨两点钟请伯爵到我帐篷里见我。 2. beg for,request,entreat请求,恳求。 △Tw.3.4.266(241): “and desire some conduct of the lady.” 向小姐求个护卫。 △Lr.1.4.270 (247): “Be then desired/ Byher (i.e. me),that else will take the thing she begs(i. e. I beg),”所以,还是接受你女儿的请求吧,否则她就只好动手来实行自己的请求。 △ Mac.5.7.87 (5.9.24): “Whosevoices I desire aloud with mine: / Hail,King of Scot-land!” i. e. whom I ask to shout with me,“Hail,Kingof Scotland!”我要请他们和我一起高呼:万岁,苏格兰王! △H. VIII.2.1.17:“which the Duke desire d /To himbrought viva voce to his face:”公爵就要求把他们带来当面对质。 3. beg for. invite请求,招致。 △Wiv.1.1.56 (55):“anddesire a marriage between Master Abraham and Mis-tress Anne Page.”想法促成阿伯拉罕少爷和安·裴琪小姐的这一门亲事。 4. lust after. long for贪求,渴望。 △ Mac.4.3.80: “De-sire his jewels,”贪求这个人的珠宝。 5. invite邀请。 △H.V. 4.1.27:“Desire them all to mypavilion.”请他们大家到我帐篷里来。 desire[diˈzaiə]v.渴望,期望,要求,吸引 ◇ as desired任意地,随意地,自由自在地 at one’s desire按照…的要求,按照…期望 by desire应…要求 desire for希望…要求…/desire for comfort对幸福的向往 desire for one’s own welfare过自己幸福生活的愿望 have a strong desire to do sth.迫切想做…/lack of sincere desire缺乏诚意 leave much to be desired还有…尚需改进 leave nothing to be nothing完美 ‖ desire to be first想出人头地的愿望 desired family size希望子女数 desired object欲望的对象 desired percentage mark-up on retail预期零售利润率 desired percentage return预期回报率 desired value期望值 desired variable目标值,期望值 desirability n.合意性 desirable adj.有希望的,所希望的,合乎要求的,满意的,称心的n.称心如意之物 desirable criterion必要标准 desirable ends令人满意的目的 desirably adv.desirous adj.想要的,渴望的 ◇ be desirous of渴望…想要… |