de·sire /dɪˈzaɪr, di-/
 (vt.)願望,期望,希望;要求,請求願望,心願;請求,要求


 De·sire v. t. [imp. & p. p. Desired p. pr. & vb. n. Desiring.]
 1. To long for; to wish for earnestly; to covet.
    Neither shall any man desire thy land.   --Ex. xxxiv. 24.
    Ye desire your child to live.   --Tennyson.
 2. To express a wish for; to entreat; to request.
    Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord?   --2 Kings iv. 28.
    Desire him to go in; trouble him no more.   --Shak.
 3. To require; to demand; to claim. [Obs.]
    A doleful case desires a doleful song.   --Spenser.
 4. To miss; to regret. [Obs.]
    She shall be pleasant while she lives, and desired when she dies.   --Jer. Taylor.
 Syn: -- To long for; hanker after; covet; wish; ask; request; solicit; entreat; beg.
 Usage: -- To Desire, Wish. In desire the feeling is usually more eager than in wish. “I wish you to do this” is a milder form of command than “I desire you to do this,” though the feeling prompting the injunction may be the same. --C. J. Smith.


 De·sire, n.
 1. The natural longing that is excited by the enjoyment or the thought of any good, and impels to action or effort its continuance or possession; an eager wish to obtain or enjoy.
    Unspeakable desire to see and know.   --Milton.
 2. An expressed wish; a request; petition.
 And slowly was my mother brought
 To yield consent to my desire.   --Tennyson.
 3. Anything which is desired; an object of longing.
    The Desire of all nations shall come.   --Hag. ii. 7.
 4. Excessive or morbid longing; lust; appetite.
 5. Grief; regret. [Obs.]
 Syn: -- Wish; appetency; craving; inclination; eagerness; aspiration; longing.

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 desire
      n 1: the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
      2: an inclination to want things; "a man of many desires"
      3: something that is desired
      v 1: feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home
           now"; "I want my own room" [syn: want]
      2: expect and wish; "I trust you will behave better from now
         on"; "I hope she understands that she cannot expect a
         raise" [syn: hope, trust]
      3: express a desire for