lust

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++lust1 /lʌst/ noun  1  [countable, uncountable]SYATTRACTED TO somebody very strong sexual desire, especially when it does not include love 强烈的性欲；淫欲 My feelings for Lauren were pure lust. 我对劳伦的感觉纯粹是肉欲。2  [singular, uncountable]WANT a very strong desire to have something, usually power or money – used to show disapproval 强烈的欲望〔通常指对权力或金钱的欲望，含贬义〕lust for Hitler’s lust for power 希特勒对权力的强烈欲望3  (a) lust for life a strong determination to enjoy life as much as possible – used to show approval 享受生活的欲望〔含褒义〕 the happy-go-lucky lust for life so typical of southern Italy 意大利南方人典型的无忧无虑享受生活的态度

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lust• Throughout his career he was motivated by a lust for power.• He was a man possessed by greed, jealousy and lust.• We are born with the potential to develop lust, hunger, and anger.• She looked more desirable than ever; now, closing his aching eyes behind their glasses, he felt lust rise.• Her lust for money is insatiable.• These were not feelings of love but of lust, pure and simple.• There was a mixture of lust and guilt in his eyes.• Must Aegisth tote a live snake for us to realize that lust was the motivation for the murder of Agamemnon?• Visual lust and inconsistency make fine bedfellows, I can tell you.• If it was lust, there were other ladies ready and willing.• He felt as if he had been led through the seven deadly sins one by one, with lust leading the way.lust for• Stalin's unbridled lust for powerlust2 verb  1 lust after/for somebody/something phrasal verb a) ATTRACTED TO somebodyto be strongly sexually attracted to someone, and think about having sex with them 对〔某人〕有强烈的性欲 She had secretly lusted after him for years. 她暗恋他多年了。b) WANTto want something very much, especially something that you do not really need 对某物〕有强烈欲望，贪恋〔尤指并不真正需要的东西〕 This is a car to lust after. 这是一辆人人都渴望拥有的汽车。→ See Verb table

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lust• Have you secretly been lusting after their time slot?• I lust after this man, she thought.• Publishers worldwide must be lusting for it.• But secrets lust to make more of their kind.Origin lust1 Old English

lust1 nounlust2 verbChinese  

when not especially sexual it Corpus does desire, strong very

lust

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lust¹ /lʌst/ noun1. [uncountable and countable] very strong sexual desire, especially when it does not include love:
    My feelings for Lauren were pure lust.
2. [singular, uncountable] a very strong desire to have something, usually power or money – used to show disapproval
    lust for
    Hitler’s lust for power
3. (a) lust for life a strong determination to enjoy life as much as possible – used to show approval:
    the happy-go-lucky lust for life so typical of southern Italy

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lust² verb
     
lust after/for somebody/something phrasal verb
  1. to be strongly sexually attracted to someone, and think about having sex with them:
    She had secretly lusted after him for years.
  2. to want something very much, especially something that you do not really need:
    This is a car to lust after.