n.
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。
desire
vt.
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…