desired

英 [dɪˈzaɪəd]

美 [dɪˈzaɪərd]

v.  渴望; 期望; 想望; 被(某人)吸引; 对(某人)产生性欲
desire的过去分词和过去式

过去式：desired　过去分词：desired　

BNC.6066 / COCA.6283

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 渴望;热望;欲望
  Adesireis a strong wish to do or have something.
  1. I had a strong desire to help and care for people...
     我非常渴望能够帮助和照顾他人。
  2. They seem to have lost their desire for life.
     他们似乎已丧失了对生活的热望。
• VERB 渴望;想望;想要
  If youdesiresomething, you want it.
  1. She had remarried and desired a child with her new husband...
     她又结婚了，并且渴望和新任丈夫生个小孩。
  2. But Fred was bored and desired to go home...
     但弗雷德觉得很无聊，想要回家。
  3. He desired me to inform her that he had made his peace with God.
     他想让我告诉她他已接受了上天的安排，获得了心灵的安宁。
• N-UNCOUNT 情欲;肉欲;性欲
  Desirefor someone is a strong feeling of wanting to have sex with them.
  1. Teenage sex, for instance, may come not out of genuine desire but from a need to get love.
     例如，青少年的性行为可能并不是源于真正的情欲，而是出于一种对爱的需要。
• VERB 想与…发生性关系
  If youdesiresomeone, you want to have sex with them.
  1. It never occurred to him that she might not desire him.
     他从没有想过她可能不想跟他上床。
• PHRASE （用于说明性的书面语中）如果需要的话,如果愿意的话
  If desiredis used in instructions in written English to indicate that someone can choose to take the course of action mentioned.
  1. Additional courses may be taken if desired...
     如有需要可选修额外的课程。
  2. Transfer this sauce to a separate saucepan, if desired.
     如果愿意的话，可以把这些调味汁倒入一只单独的长柄锅里。
• PHRASE 心里想望之人;心中渴望之物
  If you say that someone or something is yourheart's desire, you mean that you want that person or thing very much.
  1. He was extremely devious in his efforts to achieve his heart's desire.
     他在设法得到自己的中意之物时会不择手段。
• PHRASE 尚有（许多）需要改进之处;有待（大幅）提高
  If you say that somethingleavesa lotto be desired, you mean that it is not as good as it should be.
  1. The selection of TV programmes, especially at the weekend, leaves a lot to be desired...
     可供选择的电视节目，尤其是在周末的时候，还有大幅提升的空间。
  2. Food seems to have been available, even if the quality left much to be desired...
     食品似乎能够买到了，虽然质量还远不尽如人意。
  3. It is just possible that the accuracy of the information provided might leave something to be desired.
     很有可能所提供信息的准确性还不够高。

英英释义

adj

• greatly desired
  Synonym:covetedin demand(p)sought after
• wanted intensely
  1. the child could no longer resist taking one of the craved cookies
  2. it produced the desired effect
  Synonym:craved

双语例句

• Serve a bowl of warm tomato sauce on the side for dipping, if desired.
  如果你喜欢，可以上一碗热番茄调味汁来蘸着吃。
• I owned a bookshop and desired to expand the business
  我拥有一家书店，想要扩大业务。
• Transfer this sauce to a separate saucepan, if desired.
  如果愿意的话，可以把这些调味汁倒入一只单独的长柄锅里。
• This is not the desired behavior.
  这是我们所不希望出现的行为。
• In this initial step, we set the business scope and desired quality attributes of the reengineered system.
  在此最初步骤中，我们设置再造工程系统的业务范围和所期望的质量属性。
• This time, the desired result is achieved.
  这一次，我们获得了理想的结果。
• He desired me to inform her that he had made his peace with God.
  他想让我告诉她他已接受了上天的安排，获得了心灵的安宁。
• Nodes can be collapsed or expanded as desired.
  可以根据需要折叠和展开节点。
• I am aware that the organization of the book leaves something to be desired.
  我知道该书的编排还有待改进。
• The medicine is potent enough to produce the desired effect.
  药力强。