新课标选修七Unit2-robots - 单词讲解 2

Desire n. 渴望

1). A desire for sth /to do 渴望得到/做某事

Eg: He has a strong desire for power He has expressed a desire to see you 2). Have no desire for sth /to do 没有

得到/做某事的愿望

I have no desire to discuss the matter further

3). A desire that S+(should) do 虚拟 I have a disire that He ____ (buy) a gift for me

4). At one’s desire 应某人的要求

v. 渴望，期望（不用于进行时） desire to do 渴望做?

desire sb to do 想让某人做? 拓展：

Desirable adj. (物)值得向往的

Desirous adj. (人)想要的，渴望的Eg: Peace and happiness desirable, so the people in the world are desirous of them

most are