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

• 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。
• The student was desirous of his teacher for a good grade.
  学生渴望他的老师能给他一个好成绩。
• Mary be desirous of changing her job.
  玛丽渴望更换她的工作。
• There will be more and more people desirous of learning and studying Chinese characters.
  未来将会有越来越多的人学习和研究汉字。
• Why are you desirous to get this job ( post, position)?
  你为什么想得到这份工作（这个职位）？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• She had come, desirous to know the extent of Mary's grief for Mr. Carson.
  她来到这里以前，原想要知道玛丽对卡尔逊到底悲痛到怎样的程度。