desirous

英 [dɪˈzaɪərəs]

美 [dɪˈzaɪərəs]

adj.  渴望; 想望; 希望

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BNC.32924 / COCA.25778

牛津词典

adj.

• 渴望；想望；希望
  having a wish for sth; wanting sth
  1. At that point Franco was desirous of prolonging the war.
     那时，佛朗哥希望战争能延续下去。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 渴望…的;意欲…的
  If you aredesirous ofdoing something ordesirous ofsomething, you want to do it very much or want it very much.
  1. Desirous of knowing something about the operations, I stood and watched the spectacle...
     因为非常希望了解那些行动的情况，我就站着观看那场面。
  2. The enemy is so desirous of peace that he will agree to any terms.
     敌方急欲求和，什么条件他都会答应。

英英释义

adj

• having or expressing desire for something
  1. desirous of high office
  2. desirous of finding a quick solution to the problem
  Synonym:wishful

双语例句

• Excessively desirous of acquiring or possessing, especially wishing to possess more than what one needs or deserves.
  贪婪的；贪心的：对获取或拥有，特别是希望拥有超过自身所需或应得的事物的极度渴望的。
• Now, I desirous is a person living quietly.
  现在，我想要一个人静静的生活。
• Brother: The young man is desirous of success.
  哥哥：这个年轻人渴望成功。
• I am desirous that he ( should) succeed.
  我极望他成功。
• In our heart of heart, we are usually desirous to get some comfort from other people.
  在我们的内心深处，我们总是渴望从别人那里得到一丝慰藉。
• It is probably some unpleasantness and some purple of this sort which the first man is desirous of shirking.
  第一个人想逃避的大概是某些烦恼和这类紫红色的服装。
• Desirous of knowing something about the operations, I stood and watched the spectacle
  因为非常希望了解那些行动的情况，我就站着观看那场面。
• She was already desirous of fame.
  她已经在渴望出名了。
• For one thing, I'm desirous of working with a large hotel like yours.
  其一，我想在像你们这样的大宾馆工作。
• I am desirous to know the earliest time of delivery you expect.
  我很想知道贵方所希望的最早交货日期。