desirous

[di'zaiərəs]

adj.渴望的, 想要的

a.

渴望的, 想要的[F][(+of)][+that]

He is desirous that you should go with him.

他希望你跟他一起去。

We are all desirous of peace.

我们都渴望和平。

词形变化

副词: desirously | 名词: desirousness |

词义辨析

同义:

a.想望的

desiring  eager  longing  yearning  desiderative  wishing  wishful  hoping  hopeful  willing  impatient  anxious

a.兴奋的

enthusiastic  enthused  agog  stimulated  excited  mad about  infatuated  inflamed  fired up

a.想得到的

ambitious  emulous  aspiring  pushing

a.渴望的

avid  greedy  hungry  thirsty  covetous  

同义参见:

feverish  wistful  

反义参见:

desperate  

英英释义

形容词 desirous:

having or expressing desire for something

同义词：wishful

补充

desirousdesirous英:[diˈzaiərəs] 美:[dɪˈzaɪrəs]adj.1.渴望…的; 想得到…的; 希望…的

例句

1. The enemy is so desirous of peace that he will agree to any terms.敌方急欲求和, 什么条件都会答应。 2. 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, 我就站着观看那个场面。 3. the pope was desirous of peace in Europe.教皇渴望欧洲和平。 4. parents desirous of a better way to educate their children [=parents who want a better way to educate their children]期望用更好的方法教育子女的父母 5. consumers desirous of saving money [=consumers who want to save money]想省钱的消费者