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

• 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。
• Therefore, I am very desirous to obtain admission.
  因此，我渴望能进入你校。
• She is desirous of recovering from his illness. May I have a receipt for my health insurance?
  她可望能早日康复。可不可以给我申请健康保险的数据？
• The Duke is desirous of meeting you.
  公爵渴望与你会见。
• We have been having a good sale of umbrellas and are desirous of expanding our market to your country.
  我们的雨伞一直很畅销，而我们想要在贵国扩展本公司的经营市场。
• I'm desirous to leave my present employment so that I can improve my position and have more responsibilities.
  我希望离开现职就是为了提高我的职位和获得更多的责任。
• 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。
• He hesitated a moment, he was so very desirous to complete the poor devil's punishment.
  他犹豫了一会儿，因为他非常想结果了这个可怜虫。
• I'm desirous of leaving my present employer simply because I see no chance of advancement.
  我离开现在的雇主，仅仅是因为我看不到有提升的机会。
• 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。