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

• I am desirous that he ( should) succeed.
  我极望他成功。
• 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。
• Brother: The young man is desirous of success.
  哥哥：这个年轻人渴望成功。
• 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。
• They should be intimately aware of what civilization is and desirous of imparting a civilized attitude to their pupils.
  他们应该洞悉文明为何物，并渴望向学生传授文明的态度。
• 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。
• Desirous of you, I can also accompany a nice chat!
  切望你，也能陪着我闲话家常吧！
• 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。
• 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。
• Therefore I am desirous to get this post.
  因此我很想得到这一职位。