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

• 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）？
• 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 heavy rolls of wrinkle on the dogs which is so desirous can sometimes cause problems around the eyes.
  如此沉重的滚动渴望的皱纹是对狗有时会因为眼睛周围的问题。
• Desirous of you, I can also accompany a nice chat!
  切望你，也能陪着我闲话家常吧！
• The Duke is desirous of meeting you.
  公爵渴望与你会见。
• He is desirous that you should go with him.
  他渴望你能参加会议。
• 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。
• Mary be desirous of changing her job.
  玛丽渴望更换她的工作。
• 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。