1. 渴望;熱望;欲望
    A desire is a strong wish to do or have something.

    e.g. I had a strong desire to help and care for people...
           我非?？释軌驇椭驼疹櫵?。
    e.g. They seem to have lost their desire for life.
           他們似乎已喪失了對(duì)生活的熱望。

2. 渴望;想望;想要
    If you desire something, you want it.

desire的解釋

    e.g. She had remarried and desired a child with her new husband...
           她又結(jié)婚了，并且渴望和新任丈夫生個(gè)小孩。
    e.g. But Fred was bored and desired to go home...
           但弗雷德覺得很無聊，想要回家。

3. 情欲;肉欲;性欲
    Desire for someone is a strong feeling of wanting to have sex with them.

    e.g. Teenage sex, for instance, may come not out of genuine desire but from a need to get love.
           例如，青少年的性行為可能并不是源于真正的情欲，而是出于一種對(duì)愛的需要。

4. 想與…發(fā)生性關(guān)系
    If you desire someone, you want to have sex with them.

    e.g. It never occurred to him that she might not desire him.
           他從沒有想過她可能不想跟他上床。

5. （用于說明性的書面語中）如果需要的話,如果愿意的話
    If desired is used in instructions in written English to indicate that someone can choose to take the course of action mentioned.

    e.g. Additional courses may be taken if desired...
           如有需要可選修額外的課程。
    e.g. Transfer this sauce to a separate saucepan, if desired.
           如果愿意的話，可以把這些調(diào)味汁倒入一只單獨(dú)的長(zhǎng)柄鍋里。

6. 心里想望之人;心中渴望之物
    If you say that someone or something is your heart's desire, you mean that you want that person or thing very much.

    e.g. He was extremely devious in his efforts to achieve his heart's desire.
           他在設(shè)法得到自己的中意之物時(shí)會(huì)不擇手段。

7. 尚有（許多）需要改進(jìn)之處;有待（大幅）提高
    If you say that something leaves a lot to be desired, you mean that it is not as good as it should be.

    e.g. The selection of TV programmes, especially at the weekend, leaves a lot to be desired...
           可供選擇的電視節(jié)目，尤其是在周末的時(shí)候，還有大幅提升的空間。
    e.g. Food seems to have been available, even if the quality left much to be desired...
           食品似乎能夠買到了，雖然質(zhì)量還遠(yuǎn)不盡如人意。