lust

英 [lʌst]

美 [lʌst]

n.  强烈的性欲; 色欲; 淫欲; 强烈欲望; 享受欲
v.  贪求，渴望

复数：lusts　现在分词：lusting　过去式：lusted　过去分词：lusted　第三人称单数：lusts　

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短语动词

短语用例

lust after/for sb/sth

• 对…有极强的欲望（尤指性欲）
  to feel an extremely strong, especially sexual, desire for sb/sth
  1. Their affair was driven by pure lust.
     他们私通纯粹是受淫欲的驱使。

牛津词典

noun

• 强烈的性欲；色欲；淫欲
  very strong sexual desire, especially when love is not involved
  1. Their affair was driven by pure lust.
     他们私通纯粹是受淫欲的驱使。
• 强烈欲望；享受欲
  very strong desire for sth or enjoyment of sth
  1. to satisfy his lust for power
     满足他对权力的强烈欲望
  2. She has a real lust for life (= she really enjoys life) .
     她真懂得享受生活。

verb

verb

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT （强烈的）肉欲，淫欲，色欲
  Lustis a feeling of strong sexual desire for someone.
  1. His relationship with Angie was the first which combined lust with friendship...
     他和安吉的关系属第一种，即肉欲加友谊。
  2. His lust for her grew until it was overpowering.
     他企图在肉体上占有她的欲望变得一发不可收拾。
• N-UNCOUNT （强烈的）欲望，渴望
  Alustfor something is a very strong and eager desire to have it.
  1. It was Fred's lust for glitz and glamour that was driving them apart.
     是弗雷德对浮华、奢靡生活的强烈欲望使他们越走越远。

英英释义

noun

• self-indulgent sexual desire (personified as one of the deadly sins)
  Synonym:luxuria
• a strong sexual desire
  Synonym:lecherousnesslustfulness

verb

• have a craving, appetite, or great desire for
  Synonym:cravehungerthirststarve

双语例句

• It's lust, it's torturous, you must be a sorceress.
  这是欲望，这也是痛苦的折磨，你必定是一个魔法师。
• At this stage it was easy to confuse lust and love, I think.
  我觉得人在那段时期很容易搞混欲望和爱情。
• "He was pampering the poor girls's lust for singularity and self-glorification"( Charles Kingsley).
  “出于怪癖和自命不凡，他纵容着这个可怜的女孩的贪欲”（查尔斯·金斯利）。
• In the world of mad men, judgment was warped by lust and alcohol.
  在《广告狂人》的世界里，欲望和酒精扭曲了人们的判断。
• The course catalog invites you to "lust with the saints and burn with the sinners".
  课程目录将邀你“与圣人一起放纵欲望，并和罪人一起在烈火中饱受煎熬”。
• Anyone who is driven by ambition and the lust for power simply cannot be good.
  任何一个被野心和权利欲望驱使的人都不会好到哪去。
• It's wonderful to see the children's lust for life.
  看到孩子们对生活充满热爱真是太好了。
• Give them hope and joy and a lust for life.
  让他们重新获得对生活的乐趣和渴望。
• I know it was silly of me but I lust took it for granted that they were married.
  我知道我很傻，但我以为他们已结婚了。
• I know for example, greed, anger, and lust are the root of all evils.
  比方说，我知道贪婪、愤怒和欲望都是所有罪恶的根源。