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Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary
desire
desire UK [dɪˈzaɪə r ] US [-ˈzaɪr] verb transitive not continuous formal [ desires desiring desired ] WANT 1. to want something, especially strongly • I desire only to be left in peace. • The hotel had everything you could possibly desire. • What does her Ladyship desire me to do/desire of me? • + to infinitive The President desires to meet the new Prime Minister. Thesaurus+: ↑Wanting things ↑Hoping and hopefulness SEXUAL NEED 2. to have a strong feeling that you want to have sex with someone Thesaurus+: ↑Sexual attraction ↑Attractive Idiom: somebody's heart's desire noun WANT 1. <I > countable or uncountable a strong feeling that you want something • I certainly have no desire to have children. • There is a strong desire for peace among the people. • He needed to satisfy his desire for revenge. • + to infinitive She had a burning/strong desire to go back to her home country before she died. • Several people have expressed a desire to see the report. Thesaurus+: ↑Feelings of desire • The team were goaded on by their desire to be first to complete the course. • He is genuinely motivated by a desire to help people. • She felt an overwhelming desire to tell someone about what had happened. • He repressed a sudden desire to cry. • His desire for political power apparently knows no bounds. SEXUAL NEED 2. uncountable formal the strong feeling that you want to have sex with someone • sexual desire • Beatrice was the object of Dante's desire. Thesaurus+: ↑Sexual attraction ↑Attractive
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